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A miner who re[?] visited the Corangula antimony mines, of which a[?]cription appeared a few weeks back in these columns, [?]es to the Macleay Chronicle:— According to my promise in my last letter, I have paid a…
Continued on Trove, page 491 →Robert Clark, M.P., was appointod a J.P. in 1873, and was elected president of the "Amalgamated Miners' Association of Victoria" in 1874, a position to which he has been unanimously elected every year…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Nine tons of stone from the Lord Shaftesbury reef, at Bongongolong, were last week erushed at Adelong for Haisell and party. The stone averaged 1¼oz. M'Cormack and party are obtaining gold amongst…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The Minister for Mines was also waited upon on Friday morning by Mr. Hollyer, Mayor of Bathurst, introduced by Mr. Webb, M.P., with reference to a prospecting party formed at…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →CONSIDERING the present state of affairs in the colliery districts, it may not be out of place to give a short review of the aspect of the northern coal trade, with no other motive than a sincere desire for the prosperity of the district and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE weather during the past six weeks has been most undesirably dry, much to the discomfiture of both tin miner and agriculturist; whilst the former needed the necessary element to prepare the product of his…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →It would seem as if we were not going [?] have any more fine weather. It has now been raining almost eight weeks; we hare not had five sunday days during that period, and judging from the appearance of the skies there is not the…
Continued on Trove, page 491 →Mining matters at Yalwal are looking up. The manager of the Pinnacle banked to-day 86 ounces, the result of a crushing of fifty tons. The Pioneer Company's manager banked 134 ounces 16 dwts. from a…
Continued on Trove, page 520 →The collections at the Albury custom house, for the month at February, amounted to £1867 18s 5d. The local court of Foresters announce a liberal programme of athletic sports for the celebration of their…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →As an alluvial rush has lately broken out at Tucker Creek, and as I feel certain that the gold now found is only a shotover from the deep leads which undoubtedly occur on the table lands that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Why, here's Billy Pen," said a red-bearded gaint, who looked like Odin or Thor about to enter a modern Valhalla. "Here's Billy a coming to see the ball, and another chap. Whose yer friend; a…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →On January 21, shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning an appalling colliery explosion occurred at the fair Lady pit of the Crowe Cool and Iron Company, at Leycett, a small mining village about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.—At a meeting of the Wallsend miners, held on Friday evening, the proposed conference same on for discussion, when the general secretary, in reply to Questions, stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Ebblewhite reports the receipt of account sales of 26 cwt. 1 qr. 23 lbs. of pyrites ore, shipped per John Elder, on account of the Lucknow Reform Gold Mining Company, near Orange, showing net returns, £182 12s. 3d—assayed at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Copeland the weather has been very wet, and the miners have no reason to complain of want of water. There is no additional news from the Tucker's Creek rush since our hut summary; the general results from the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →COPELAND NORTH, Tuesday.—No. 1 Centennial (Scott, Reynolds, and Driscoll) struck a very rich vein, six inches wide, a few days ago in their shaft. Yesterday afternoon, being unable to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The existing agreement between the associated collieries proprietors, and miners, expires in the course of a few days, when vigorous competition will no doubt be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GREAT COBAR C. M. CO. (LIMITED).—Report of mining manager for four weeks ending 6th instant:—" In the underground workings, the end being driven south from Barton's shaft at the 39-fathom level has been extended 9…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This morning, before their Honors Mr. Justice Hargrave, Mr. Justice Faucett, and Mr. Justice Windeyer, an appeal against an equity decree made by Primary Judge Hargrave in Dibbs v. Brown (No…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Messrs. Barton, Moxham and Co., the well-known American imported, have lately received from the United States the agency of an elevated tramway for mining purposes, which was on Tuesday practically…
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