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The Bormagui goldfield extends along the fringe of the beach for about three miles, and the population is about 800. There are about 20 claims on gold, and the average prospect is from 1dwt to 5dwt…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →WEATHER.—The weather has been all that could be desired during the past week—warm days, with occasion showers. We have been highly favoured. The country looks splendid, and feed in abundance, and all kinds…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →A nugget was found on Thursday night three claims beyond Maloney's: its weight is about 100oz. Burke's party obtained 2lb of gold in two days, and now the ground is pegged out on all sides…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IMMENSE nuggets are stated as having been found in the different leads, but no information is obtainable from the banks or from the miners, the reason assigned being the probability of loafers meddling…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →MR. Lamont Young, Governmont Geological Surveyor, has furnished the Hon. Minister for Mines with the following report of the probabilities of gold in payable quantities being found at Mount Worong,…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →With no longer any reasons for lingering at The Oxley, I accordingly made preparations for my departure at an early date. Before that event could take place, however, the farewell…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →The following telegrams has reached the hon. the Minister for Mines respecting the discovery of gold in the district of Cooma:—"Payable gold near Mowle's Gully on Dandelong Station has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wonderfully rich yields continue to be reported from Bourke's claim at Temora. The christening of the Hope reef was as great success on Saturday afternoon. Captain Mathews, of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →High gold-bearing stone was brought into town to-day by Mr. William Brydon, of Icely, found in his reef, which at present is 2ft wide, between Lewis Ponds and Ophir. The reef can be traced…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nothing important to report from the field this morning, no fresh discoveries having been made. A great number of miners are leaving. Forty arrived yesterday per steamer Illawarra. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the meeting of the Royal Society of New South Wales on the 6th October, Mr. Dixon read a paper on the inorganic constituents of the coals of the colony. The paper coals contains complete analyses of the ashes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Messrs. Palmer Thompson report having floated a gold company for the purpose of sluicing a selection of 25 acres on the Shoaihaven river. It is said to have yielded prospects valued at some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE first escort from Temora arrived at Cootamundra to-day bringing 926oz. The weather is very dry, rain being badly wanted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Morgan and Boy, of the Jackass reef, Harrietville, at the head of the Ovens River, have crushed one of the richest parcels of stone that has ever been obtained in this part of the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sad and fatal accident occurred at Gosford, Lake Macquarie, early on Sunday morning, the 3rd instant, resulting in the death of three persona. Dr. Lowson, late of Merriwa, accompanied by a man named Jurd and a lad…
Continued on Trove, page 735 →A NUGGET was found on Thursday night three claims beyond Maloney's; its weight is about 100oz. Burke's party obtained 2[?]b of gold in two days, an now the ground is pegged out on all sides…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Minister for Mines has favoured us with the following official report on the Boorook Silver Mines:— "Warden's Office, Tenterfield, 27th September, 1880. Sir,—I do myself the honour to report that I officially…
Continued on Trove, page 741 →By far the busiest place in that part of New England, where Glen Innes is conspicuous, is Vegetable Creek, the centre of the tin-mining industry. In the extent and value of the mineral…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →GOLD continues plentiful at Temora. 80 TONS from the prospects, Golden Spur, yielded 100 ounces. IT expected that a rush will shortly take…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No. 1 on the Squatters' Lead at Temora (James Bourke and party) still continue getting rich washdirt, prospecting from 12oz to 14-oz per bucket, as the drive advances. No. 4 on…
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