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BRISBANE, Saturday.—A German reports a large extent of auriferous country 30 miles east of Ravenswood, and 1000 tons of auriferous ore lies Seattered about. Mr. Goodfellow, a well known…
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Export of Coal at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The export of coal from Newcastle for the week has been 22,351 tons…
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In the case of Beveridge and Thomas charged with riot and assault, the jury convicted the prisoners of riot, and acquitted them of assault. To-day, Palmer and Wishart were tried for…
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A great deal of back country is being opened up at Vegetable Creek just now by prospectors. The same would be the case at Tingha if encouragement was offered to poor miners…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. October 13
During the past week we had changeable weather—alter-nate rain and sunshine. Saturday was a cold, bleak day, and quite a hurricane set in at night—wind, hail, and rain. On Sunday it was stormy, and a high wind. Throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →International Exhibition. The following is a continnation of out description of the various courts:— Copeland Gold Specimens
Through the energy and perseverance of Mr. W. Gill, one of the pioneers, and principal claim holders on the Copcland goldfield at the Barrington, there has bee a added to the New South Wales mineral exhibits, a most…
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GYMPIE, Saturday.—86 tons of stone from No 1 North Glenmue yielded 99 ounces of retorted gold; 65 tons of stone from No. 5 South Lady Mary yielded 332 ounces of retorted gold; 200…
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LONG TUNNEL G. M. Co.—Mining manager reports, on October 13, as follows:—"During the fortnight the tunuel has been extended 14 feet, making present length 1254 feet and within 64 feet of the shaft. There are…
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Large withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England have taken place, for Germany and North Ameria…
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BRISBANE, Monday.-The miners at Maytown have struck in consequence of their wages being reduced to £3 10s per week. It is rumoured that the strikers will resist by force the Chinese…
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MURRUMBURRAH, Tuesday.-Another payable find of gold is reported at three miles from here. At a sinking of 13ft to 18ft, prospectors obtained three grains to the dish at one wash…
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COPELAND NORTH, Tuesday.-At Burley's machine. No. 1 west (Lady Belmore), Saxby, Bartlett, and party had their first crushing of 32 tons, which yielded 21dwts per ton. Cradick and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →STRIKE of MINERS at Maytown, Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
A telegram has been received by the Mines' Department from in Maytown, stating that the miners there have struck against a reduction of wages from £4 to £3 10s., and it is rumoured that the strikers…
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MOUNTAIN MAID G. M. Co., BARRINOTON.—The manager reports, on the 18th instant: "The 170-feet level has been holed through, the contractors having driven 19 feet, the wages men 14 feet. The stone broken down shows…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Milburn Creek Copper Mine
The following is a copy of the report of "the Geological Surveyor on the Milburn Creek Copper Mine," ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be prepared and laid on the table of the House, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A New Tasmanian Gold-Field
A new alluvial gold-field is reported to have been discovered at the junction of the Dorset and Bingarooma Rivers, about five miles south-west from the Belmont claim, by Mr. John Butt, a farmer residing at Ringarooma. The Government have instructed Mr .Shaw, commissioner of gold-fields,…
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The commercial telegrams lately received from the London market anent the prices of the and copper are 60 encouraging that it would appear as if the good times of 1872 were about to return again. According to the…
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AMessrs. Melhado and Curtis report the following-yield for last week from the Band and Albion Consols Gold-mining Co.:—Alluvial, 9 oz.; quartz, 145 oz.: total, 154 oz…
Continued on Trove, page 717 →Mines and Mining. a Trip to the Copeland Diggings. (From a Correspondent.) October 14
DISEMBARKING at Raymond Terrace we left the good ship Hunter to speed her way to Morpeth, while we remained to take an enforced holiday an Raymond Terrace, the pious instinets of whose…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Cost of Coal
The pathetic plea of the Fisherwoman in Scott's "Antiquary," that what her customer was chaffering over was not fish, but men's lives might appropriately be transferred to coal. Although Robert…
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