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Acting tinder the instructions of the Minister, Mr. Lamont Young, mining civil engineer, has compiled the following report on the Boorook Silver Mines which' will doubtless be read with interest:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE had heard divers legends of the gold discovery on the quiet banks of the Cooyal Creek, a small but reliable watercourse fourteen miles eastward of Mudgee; so, being in the vicinity, we thought we…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mr. P. M'GANN, Back Greek, Copelund, has been appointed our agent for the above place. BUTLER & M'GIRR. April, 1879…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Currajong Gold Mining Company, Adelong, have sent a sample of stone, through Mr. Slee, the Mining-Inspector, for assay, and the reply received, was that it yielded equal to 54 oz. to the ton…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →To-day's crushings are as follow:—Hidden Treasure Company (Hicks, Cameron, and Company), 80 tons yielded 296 ounces gold; Mechanics' Prospecting Company, 63 tons, yielded 125 ounces; and No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A FEW days ago a petition was presented to Parliament from the miners of the Barrington, by Mr. Copeland, praying that the House abolish the present duty on gold. The petition was as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The petition of 327 gold-miners on the Barrington goldfield presented to the Legislative Assembly for the abolition of the export duty on gold alleges:— "1. That the retention of an export duty is contrary to the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →On Tuesday, Mr. BAKER moved the second reading of the Duty on Gold Abolition Bill. This bill had passed through that Assembly on several occasions, but he regretted that it had always been rejected by the Legislative Council…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Metropolitan Coal company, who are boring for coal near Rate Castle, Moore Park, are rapidly procceding with their work. Yesterday the diamond drill which they are using had penetrated the earth to the depth of a thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the new gold rush at Tarcutta, there have been several disputes which will have to be decided by the warden. BRISBANE, Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A correspondent to the BANNER writes:—In what may be termed the vicinity of Albury, Black Range, a recent crushing has produced 40oz 10dwt of gold from 28 tons. May it increase! Cotton Tree, on…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →DOWN ON THE PUBLICANS.—The police have taken proceedings against three of the hotelkeepers here (fr selling after Lours. Two were fined, and one case dismissed. POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE.—There is a sum of £1200…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →DOWN ON THE PUBLICANS.—The police have taken proceedings against three of the hotelkeepers here for selling after hours. Two were fined, and one case dismissed. POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE.—There is a sum of £1200…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →At the Barrington diggings many matters are said to be steadily improving, the quartz crushed having given very satisfactory yields to the shareholders. The Golden Eagle, a reef four feet thick, has yielded 40 or 50 tons of quartz…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fatal accident occurred early on Friday morning at the shaft of the New Band and Albion Company, Redan, the victim being a married man named John While, aged thirty-five years. Shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent of the Border Post, of the 14th instant, writes:—The Golden Age has been proved to be of immense [?]richness to the whole length of the block, and to a depth of 70 feet; and the shareholders have decided to continue the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No. 77. Patrick M'Nichol and others; portion No., 1. 7 s.; locality, Gulf. Oakwood, county of Gresham, parish of Sara; area, 8 a 1 r 24 p; application No., Glen Innes 77-1. Department of Mines, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →NOTICE TO APPLICANTS FOR GOLD-MINING LEASES.—NOTICE is hereby given that unless the lessees execute and take delivery of the undermentioned Gold-mining [?] within thirty days from this date, it will be declared void…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Barrington gold-fields are situated on leading spurs from the main coast range, and about seventy-two miles from Raymond Terrace, in a northerly direction. Tuck and Co.'s conches travel six times…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GREAT COBAR COPPER M. Co.—Aiming manager's report on operations for four weeks ended June 28:— "Underground Workings: The end going north from Barton's shaft at the 39-fathom level has been driven 24…
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