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The following notification appears in yesterday's GOVERNMENT GAZETTE:—"Notice is hereby given that the sums undermentioned will be paid as rewards for discovering and reporting the discovery of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The half-yearly meeting of the Newcastle Coalmining Company was held at noon on Tuesday, at the Company's office, Scott-street, Newcastle, Mr. Beresford Hudson in the chair. There was a very fair…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports:—"Hill End, July 27, 1880. West crosscut from main shaft at 677 feet only has been extended 14 feet, making present length of crosscut 22 feet from shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Band of Hope and Albion Consols G. M. Company (no liability). Ballarat.—The manager report:-- "The shaft is sank to the depth of 307 feet, and the contractors have just completed the chamber at [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE. Wednesday.—The Newcastle Coal Company held their half-yearly meeting to-day, Mr. Bensford in the chair. The report and balance-sheet was unanimously adopted, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →PARKES, Thursday—There is great excitement in town to-day, some stone having been got from Medlyn and party's claim on the Bonnie Dundee line of reefs near the town more than half…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEWCASTLE, Friday.—About 15 miners from this district left for Sydney last night en routs to Temora diggings, with accoutrements. Several are about to take carts and horses with them, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An accidental discovery of a seam of coal was made a day or two ago by Mr. Spooner, on the side of the hill near St. Thomas's Church, Balmain. He was sinking a well, and at a depth of 24 feet noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Minister for Mines has favoured us with the following copy of a telegram from the warden's clerk at Parkes, to the Under-Secretary of Mines:—"Medlyn and party struck splendid gold this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1. Interpretation of terms. INSPECTOR OF MINES. 2. The Secretary for Mines may, by writing under his hand authorize any person to inspect any mine or mines or to act tempo[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 233 →proclamation in the supplement to the Government Gezclte, July 27, the reservation of 50 acres, part of the Apple-free Flat gold-field, reserved from conditional sale in 1869, is revoked…
Continued on Trove, page 233 →Among the natural productions of Ireland, in ancient limes, was the most precious of all metals. Ornaments and jewels of purest gold have often been discovered in the bogs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The intelligence that a large and apparently very rich gold-field exists at Temora is attracting to the spot miners and adventurers from all the colonies, and nothing now can stop the gradually increasing current…
Continued on Trove, page 201 →SKETCH MAP (NOT DRAWN TO SCALE) OF THE TOWNSHIPS…
Continued on Trove, page 216 →THE Wantabadgery rush is now deserted. AT Temora people pay 2d per bucket for water out of a sheep dam. A NICE 3oz nugget was brought into…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →PRAISEWORTHY attempts have been made by capitalists to find coal by boring at Newington, Moore Park, and George's River, near Sydney. At the former place they reached a depth of 1312 feet, and…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →ONE-MILE, Saturday.—The New Zealand Prospectors' Tribute party crushed 51 tons of stone, which returned 100oz 11dwt 12gr of smelted gold. Nos. 7 and 8, South Monkland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following is a return of tin ore received at Newcastle and Morpeth during the week ending 21th July:--From Tamworth, 11 tons 3ewt 1qr; Tamworth, 24 tons 13ewt. Total, 35 tons 16ewt 1qr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the first week in July no less than seven vessels arrived at Port Adelaide from Newcastle, laden with coal. They were the Naiad, Claymore, Pet, Day Dawn, Minora, Otago, and Pioneer. The aggregate registered tonnage of…
Continued on Trove, page 234 →Touching the movement in connection with the distribution of awards at the late exhibition, the honorary secretary (Mr. Hogan) received the following communication:-"Colonial Secretary's Office…
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