Caution to Gold Diggers. Yanko Creek
Diggers are cantioned against coming to the northern territory, for the new rush at the Margaret is completely monopolised by the Chinese, and there is no new ground opened…
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Mining
STAR OF PEACE G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports:—"Hill End, 13th July, 1880.—All our hands are now concentrated on Paxton' vein at the 120, 200, and 250 feet levels. The vein varies in size from 3 to 12 inches…
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The following is a return of tin ore received at Newcastle and Morepeth for the week ending 10th July:--From Tamworth, 9 tons 15ewt 2qr. Total, 9 tons 15wt 2qr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Medals at Late International
An influential committee has been formed to urge on the Government the necessity of granting small gold medals in lien of large silver medals to those exhibition who have obtained first awards at the late…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mines and Mining. Mineral Resources and Mines of New South Wales. Co-operative Colliery
THIS property adjoins Wallsend colliery on the west. As the name applies, it belonged to the coal miners of the Hunter River district, but the old parable, "This man began to build," &c., &c. For the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Practical Mining. Lode Mining for Gold
Regarding the formation of gold in lodes (like all other metallic lodes) there is great diversity of opinion; and no theory yet advanced has been able to explain all the phenomena met with in lode mining. Precipitation,…
Continued on Trove, page 137 →Fearful Colliery Explosion
LONDON, July 15.—A fearful colliery explosion hasoccurred at the Risca Colliery, aud 130 persons perished in the mine. The Risca mine is situated near Newport, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Colliery Explosion. London, July 15
A terrible colliery explosion occurred at an early hour this morning at a mine near Newport, in Wales. A large number of men were in the works at the time. Up to the present…
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SOME mild excitement prevailed in certain quarters in consequence of an announcement which appeared in THE BRITISH MERCANTILE GAZETTE of April 23. It seems that after the closing ceremony of the…
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SANDY CREEK.—News from this goldfield continues encouraging. A large parcel of stone from the claim of Messrs. Schnackenberg Brothers has just been crushed with highly satisfactory results, and in half-a-dozen other…
Continued on Trove, page 137 →Latest Mining Telegrams
GYMPIE (ONE MILE), Saturday.—Fifty-three tons from No. 6 South Lady Mary yielded 94oz retorted gold; 50 tons from Nicholl's Leasehold yielded 48oz of retorted gold; 19 tons from…
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24 tons from No. 1 West Anderson Reef yielded 34 oz. A petition has been sent to Mr. Copeland, signed by 353 persons, for presentation to the Minister of Mines,…
Continued on Trove, page 131 →Mining Items. New South Wales
A correspondent, writing from Cootamundra under date July 8, says, "The diggings are looking well, and four red flags are flying. Gold has been obtained for about a two mile track, and the quartz reefs look…
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 July 15 was 7280 60 oz. The coin issued during the same period amounted to 44,000 sovereigns…
Continued on Trove, page 131 →Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] (Reuter's Telegrams.) Terrible Colliery Explosion. London, July 15
A terrible colliery explosion occurred at an early hour this morning at a mine near Newport, in Wales. A large number of men were in the works at the time. Up to the present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Right to Mine on Conditional Purchases. to the Editor of the Mail
SIR,—Will you give one, who has experience in gold-mining, leave to trespass on your space to say a few words on mining grievances of the miners on Borne of the goldfields of New South Wales. Some few months ago several…
Continued on Trove, page 137 →Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. July 13
WEATHER.—During the past week the weather has been changeable. The first few days we had a plentiful downpour of ram, since which we have had bright sunny days, with hard frost at night. There is not much sickness, and…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →The Novelist. the Miner's Right. a Tal[?] of the Australian Goldfields, by Rol[?] Bold[?]wood. Chapter Xxv. "Allerton Court[?]
"SIR,—Circumstances have recently been brought to my knowledge connected with your present mode of life in Australia, which have entirely changed my opinion of your character…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Fatal Mining Accident
NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Henry Roberts, a miner, working at the first shift at the Co-operation Colliery, to killed this morning by a fall of coal. The body was discovered about 6 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Rush to Temora Goldfield
Mr. Edward Forrest, of Wagga, has shown as some splendid specimens of heavy alluvial gold obtained from Molong claim geer Diotz'e selection, Temora, at a [?]th of about 96 f[?]t. Mr. Ferr[?]t…
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