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The miners at the Copeland diggings in some instances have had to contend against the disadvantage of the flooding of their claims through the late heavy rains, which have also swept away a considerable quantity of quartz…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The recent disturbance among the coal-miners at Lambton has brought the subject of the vend system more prominently before the notice of the public than it has been for some time past, and though the scheme has been in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MINING.-Mining throughout this vast district [?]ing; it is, novertheless dull. The amount trans[?] by escort from Adelong during the week, from the two local banks, totted up to 909oz, about 100oz more than last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, August 30.-Very rich goldfields have been discovered at Axim, on the west coast of Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Board of Inquiry has been sitting during the present year in Victoria. In their report to the Minister for Mines there are figured plans of Seymour's, Pryor's, and White's safety cages and detaching hooks; and the report concludes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Rainbow machine, 28 tons from Reed and Massy's claim Melbourne Reef has been crushed for a total yield of 137½ ozs., nearly 5 ozs. per ton. Prince Edward machine right hand branch, 35 tons from No. 2, Rojal Bengal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Victorian Minister for Mines makes the following observations on the decrease in the Victorian gold yield:-"A diminished yield of gold has again to be chronicled in comparison with the returns of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →STAR OF PEACE G. M. CO.—Hill End, 2 Setember, 1879.—The following is the mining manage[?]eport:— "Star of Peace 755 feet level drive north: [?]e 10 feet this week, making 90 feet from the shaft. Th[?]rings us…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In consequence of the late "wars and rumours of wars" amongst the miners and others at Lambton, the Government deem it advisable to have an officer on that locality, whose experience in held exercise…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING.—I must correct a telewam which appeared in your last issue. 19 tons, Prince Charlie, for 43oz, should be 91 tons, &c.; 28 tons, Melbourne Reef, 3[?]oz, should be 28 tons, 138oz. At the Prince Edward machine, 35 tons from No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The report of Mr. Ralph Moore, the inspector for the eastern district of Scotland, contains much useful information on mine ventilators. In addition to the usual statistics presented by the inspectors…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →A proclamation in Wednesday's Government Gazette revokes a part of the Billabong Gold-fields extension, to the extent of two acres. Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the following…
Continued on Trove, page 390 →One of the exhibits at the forthcoming Sydney International Exhibition (says the Auckland Weekly Times), which it is expected will make a great sensation, is a machine recently patented by Messrs. Denny and Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 390 →Collins, Round, and party, of No. 2, Bengal Tiger, right-hand branch, finished crushing 38 tons of stone at the Prince Edward machine, and obtained 65 oz. of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 390 →Our Newcastle correspondent writes:--"A special delegate meeting was held at Waratah on Tuesday. All the lodges were represented, along with the district officers. The first business was to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COPELAND NORTH, Friday.—The reef has been struck in the Southern cross cut at the 175 feet level Mountain Maid (Gill, Irwin, and party). It is over two feet thick, showing,good gold. No…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →At the Rainbow machine, 28 tons from Reed and Massy's claim Melbourne Reef has been crushed for a total yield of 137½ ozs., nearly 5 ozs. per ton. Prince Edward machine, right hand branch, 35 tons from No. 2, Royal Bengal…
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Continued on Trove, page 21 →A specimen of quartz, showing; gold freely, has been obtained on Middle Brook, nine milos from Scone. At Carcoar, last week, Chandler and party brought in a very nice cake of gold from their claim at the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The weather has been veryunseitled duriug the past week, and a quantity of rain has fallen, but it is now line. The roads outside the town are almost impassable in places. Wood carting is stopped, and those who have neglected to…
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