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Harvest operations are nearly at an end, but some of the wheat crops on the low lands near the ereek have been so affected with rust that the farmers determined to mow them, as the yield would not pay for reaping; the result is that…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →TENDEES will be received at the Office of the; InspectorGeneral of Police, until noon of FRIDAY, the 28th day of February proximo, for the Conveyance of Treasure and Escort, on the lines and subject to the conditions undermentioned:—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →PARKES, Saturday.—There are 400 men shepherding the ground at Scrubby Plains, and the locality is much in favour. In the prospectors' claim the prospects show 1½oz to the load. No…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Barrington (Back Creek) Gold-field correspondent, on the 26th instant, writes:—"Amongst other reports, the prominent are: Near the Cobark, the Mountain Hero, with 10 inches vein, the quartz…
Continued on Trove, page 191 →GYMPIE, Monday.—137 tons of stone from the North Glanmire Reef, has yielded 266oz 6dwt 6gr of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The great master of Political Economy says, in his well-known book:—"In addition to the tax levied for the profit, real or imaginary, of the monopolists, the consumer pays an additional tax for their laziness and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →END, Tuesday.—The hon. member for the We Goldfields, Mr. Beyer, addressed the elector[?]ast night. There was a large and influen[?]ing, and Mr. Beyers was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Judgments have been given in the cases of the Normanby Copper Mining Co. v. Corfield, and v. Palmer and Southerden, shareholders. They are all in favour of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Saturday last was pay day at the copper mine (says the TELEGRAM am of January 25), and the sums disbursed in wages, salaries, and contingent expenses, amounted, we believe, to nearly £3000. The bank advanced the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Owing to the depression in the London copper market, the Moonta Mines are still further reducing the number of the hands employed. At the Kapunda Mine all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GLOUCESTER, Thursday.—A splendid reef, carrying payable stone, has been discovered in Fallon's lense, near the Morning Star line of reef, on the surface. It has not been traced out of Fallon's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our correspondent at Barrington Gold-field (Back Creek), on the 3rd instant writes: "The alluvial gold at the Bowman, west of Mr. Wickes' Perseverance reef, has been augmented with even larges…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An important discovery was made at Nelson ranges on Thursday (says the BEGA STANDARD of the 1st instant). Robert Wilson, who has been for the past fortnight prospecting, felt sure that he was on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE miners of this goldfield fully appreciate the space you devote to mining. When first I came here some years ago, I was desirouBof makingmyself acquainted with mining in every possible way, not only on the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Sandy and party (says the Grenfell Record), who are sinking in Tinpot Gully, a few miles this side of Mr. Dent's Oma station, are steadily progressing with the work they have undertaken, and the opinion is that they will probably…
Continued on Trove, page 231 →There are no salt-mines in the world more interesting than those wonderful excavations in Austrian Gallicia at Wieliezka, near Cracow. Some believe they have been worked ever since the ninth century; but it is certain they…
Continued on Trove, page 213 →IN Saturday's issue of the Forbes Times there is a communication from the special reporter of that paper concerning the new rush near Forbes. He says: Yesterday (Friday) morning I started for the scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 231 →HOT WEATHER.—We have had a continuation of hot days, the thermometer being not under 100' in the shade and frequently up to 110. Several cases of sunstroke have been reported; none, however, fatal. Many persons here, old and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir.—I have seen the picture, said to be by Titian, "Dance and the Shower of Gold." I have a distinct recollection of its having been shown at a fine arts exhibition held in the Public Library in 1847…
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