Latest Mining Telegrams
GYMPIE, ONE-MILE, Saturday.—Three hundred and fifty tons of stone from the Pheonix Company's mine have given a yield of 730oz. 16dwt 12gr of smelted gold; 228 tons of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mining & the mines, 1880
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Tee Name of Tee Nett Gold-field. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The miners on the new gold-field of Temora, mo[?] especially those of Highland or Irish descent, need be in no hurry to change the already pretty and "poetical" name which the locality bears, to either Watsonsford, or any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late Mining. the Temora Rush
The scarcity, of water in the vicinity of Temora is attracting much attention. The Cootamundra Herald contains a thoughtful letter on the subject from Mr. Travers Jones, a gentleman who is well known in mining circles. He…
Continued on Trove, page 221 →The First Temora Mining Dispute
A dispute about the title of some land reputed to be very rich, at the new Temora goldfield, is exciting a good deal of interest among the miners of that place. Just after the discovery of gold was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Items. New South Wales
The TENTERFIELD STAR says:— We still continue to hear good news from the Boorook silver fields. The workings on the several claims of the Golden Age are proving more satisfactory than ever, the…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Weekly Return of Gold, Copper, and Tin
The gold received for coinage at the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint from July 23 to July 27 inclusive was 1673-95 oz. The coin issued during the same period Period to 35,000 sovereigns…
Continued on Trove, page 221 →An Open Verdict. Chapter Xxv.—mine Own Familiar Friend
The house in which Mr. Culverhouse lodged was on the outskirts of Little Yafford, a comfortable square cottage, with a long slip of garden between the dusty high-road and the shady green…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Inspection and Regulations of Mines. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail
Sir,—Does the jurisdiction of the Inspector of Mines extend to the far west. If so. he will find it worth his while to visit Cobar to enforce the mining laws of the country for the security of men's lives to remain secure much longer…
Continued on Trove, page 233 →Correspondence. Protection and Gold. (To the Editors of the Protestant Standard.)
SIRS, -- In your issue of the 26th of June, and under the heading " Protection and Gold, " you have set forth a problem for protectionists generally, and for Mr. Buchanan and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country and Mining News.s [From Our Correspondents.] Adelong. July 24
WEATHER.—The weather during the week has been changeable; warm, sunny days, and cold, frosty nights. We have had some heavy rain. The roads are bad in many places, which makes it difficult to get wood to the claims…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →The New Mining Townseip of NIMAGEE. (By the Forbes Times' own Correspondent.)
Your readers are doubtless aware that both before and since the opening of the Great Cobar Copper Mine a vast extent of country lying between the Lachlan and the Darling rivers was known to be rich in mineral, and especially…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Little River Goldfield Near Dungog
Thinking a few lines about those diggings might be acceptable to a great many of your readers, and perhaps be the means of inducing a few practical men to pay us a visit, and thereby be a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Novelist. the Miner's Right. a Tale of the Australian Goldfields, by Rolf Boldrewood. Chapter Xxvi (Continued)
The great goldfield was still crowded and surging, as it had been from its commencement, with human billows, which foamed ceaselessly around it—still ebbed and flowed the human tide over its…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The Temora Goldfield. Latest News. (From Our Special Correspondent) Cootamundra
IT is a mistake giving the name of "Watsonford" to T[?]mora. That was the name given it "officially," to quoto "Pinafore; " but the name is repudiated even by the Hon. James Watson himself, who is not by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Another Discovery of Gold
BATHURST, Saturday.—It has been reported this morning that gold in payable quantities has been found near a place called Broadwater, a short distance from Bathurst. The exact spot is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Gold Discovery at Parkes
PARKES, Monday.—Medlyn and party finished cleaning up on Saturday afternoon, and obtained 115oz from 120 tons of stone, while 1cwt of specimens gave 46oz. The Department of Mines…
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Some few weeks ago it was announced that a promising discovery of gold had been made at Tomora, and within the last fortnight the rush to the spot has been the greatest known in the colonies since the Gulgong rush in 1870. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining News
A telegram from Parkes states that 120 tons of stone, crushed for the mine of Mediyn and party, yielded 115 oz…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Medal Awards
A deputation, consisting of Mr. A. Stuart, M.L.A., Captain Farquhar, Messes. L. J. Threlkeld, Felix Petsch, O. Soultze, H. P. Gregory, W. G. Vial, Gotthelf, J Martin, J. C. Marshall, Dilworth, Hogan, and M'Donald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining
NEW CALEDONIAN G. M. Co.—The mining manager at Hill End reports as follows, 2nd August:—"Crosscut, 370-feet level: Drove 3 feet 6 inches since last Wednesday, by two men; it is hard blue slate. After the crushing, I…
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