Gympie Gold Mining
GYMPIE, ONE MILE, Saturday.—220 tons of stone from the North Glanmire Company, has yielded 250oz retorted gold. Twenty-six tons of stone, from No. 4, North Hilton Tribute, has…
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The Coal Mines of Illawarra
The coal trade in the Illawarra district differs materially from the coal trade at Newcastle, considered with which it may be regarded as a kind of supplementary trade—one not dependent upon that of…
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NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—The Greta colliery was closed yesterday, the miners insisting on being paid 5s per ton. All the men were therefore paid off yesterday…
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Melhado and Curtis report the following yield from the Band and Albion Consols G. M. Co. for last week.—565 tons of quartz, yielding 358 oz. of gold. A dividend of half-a-crown per share is declared payable…
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THE community of Gulgong have just been shocked by one of those terribly fatal accidents, from the danger of which, unfortunately, all those who engage in the hazardous pursuit of mining are almost…
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ARMIDALE, Thursday.—Some rich and extensive antimony mines are now being opened up within a few miles of Armidale. Furnaces are being erected on the ground, and the mine will…
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Munt and party at Reedy Flat are making good progress with their tunnel, or covered tail race. Mining matters at Reedy Flat, which have been stagnant for the last three months, are beginning to…
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Mr. Lamont Young, geological surveyor of the Mining Department, who recently visited the Macleay district with the object of inspecting the rich mines newly opened there, has forwarded the following report to the Under Secretary…
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THE following report has been received by the Mines Department from Mr. Lamont Young, geological surveyor, in reference to the discovery of antimony and silver ores in the Macleay River districts:—…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Weekly Return of Gold, Copper, and Tin
The gold received for coinage at the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint during the week ending May 13 was 19,822.25 oz. The coin issued during the same period amounted to 47,000 sovereigns…
Continued on Trove, page 927 →Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. [?]ay 8
HIGH PRICE FOR WOOL.—John Richardson of Billopolop, when in Adelong on Wednesday last, recuived a telegram from London in which it was stated that his wool had realised 2s 1d per pound. This gentleman informed me it…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Reward for the Discovery of the Barrington Goldfield
The Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly, appointed on the llth November, 1879:—"To inquire into and report upon the claims fora reward for the discovery of the Barrington goldfield," have agreed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 927 →The Novelist. the Miner's Right. a Tale of the Australian Goldfields, by Rolf Boldrewood. Chapter Xvi
It is strange to note—stranger still to attempt to reason out the cause, why, with such apparent unfairness, the gifts of Fortune are, in this world, bestowed. Nowhere is the anomaly more glaring…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Baker Goldfield. [From Our Correspondent.] Woodstown, May 10
THE weather throughout the week was fine and frosty, but on Saturday at noon rain set in in real earnest; this will help to replenish water in the dams…
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READER, I am not an alarmist or sensationalist, but simply a recorder of facts; as such, I wish as succinetly as possible to enumerate a few circumstances in connection with the above title, of…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Newcastle Coal Trade. To the Editor
SIR,—There has been a good deal written of late on the Newcastle coal trade and the present strike. But I think if the public only knew and would believe the enormous profits that the coal companies…
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ADELONG, Tuesday.—The reports on the gold prospects of this district, which have appeared in the Town AND COUNTRY JOURNAL., have induced Mr. Travers Jones, of Muttanma…
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STAR OF PEACE G. M. Co. (LIMITED.) — Mining, manager's Report: "Hill End. May 11. Star of Peace mine, 210-feet level, struck very good stone to-day in the western vein. Herman's Tribute are nearly ready to haul…
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Star of Peace Gold Mining Company. -- Milling manager's report: -- "Star of Peace Mine: 210 feet level ; struck very good stone to-day in the western vein. Herman's Tribute are nearly ready to haul…
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