Gold in Sea Water
Gold, said Professor Egleton the other day at the New York Academy of Science, has hitherto been considered by chemists as one of the most insoluble substances in nature, but in reality it is…
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Fatal Mining Accident
San Francisco, Cal., September 17.—A despatch from Virginia City says: "An accident at the Consolidated Imperial mine last night resulted in the death of nine men, land one other…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →A Strange Fate.—weighted with Gold
The steamship Germanic (says the Irish-American) arrived from Liverpool at this port on Sep. 26th, having among her passengers a young man named John M'Gan, from…
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ALDURY GOLDMINING COMPANY.—At a meeting of the board of directors on Friday, tenders were opened for the work of sinking the main shaft. The tender of Messrs. Hicks and Knesbone was accepted at £2…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Gympie Mining. ONE-MILE, Saturday. '
The result of a crushing of 100 tons of stone from the North Glanmire Company's mine is 262oz of smelted gold, which gives a dividend of 3d per scrip. The London extended Company…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boorook Silver Mines. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
ABOUT two and a half years ago Messrs. Horton and Funnel discovered this field to contain payable chloride of silver are. The discovery was first made in the Golden Age reef. A rush then took place by…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Country and Mining News. ADELONG. November 29
W[?]—The weather during the past week has [?] dry, with high temperature. The country around is [?]ing [?]ed. The late thunderstorms greatly improved the crops, which look well.[?]king is very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. November 28
WEATHER.—The weather during the past week has been dry, with high temperature. The country arouond is becoming parched. The late thunderstorms greatly improved the crops, which look well. Hay-making is very…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Insolvency Court. Folix Kobat, of 271. Pitt-Street, Sydney, [?]. Liabilities, £283 [?] £11 [?] Mr. [?] official [?] Richard [?] gold miner
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Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Novelist. the Miner's Right. a Tale of the Australian Goldfields, by Rolf Boldrewood. Chapter Xli. (Continued)
The day wore on. Though warm, the atmosphere was so tempered by the sighing breeze which ever and anon came whispering through the forest trees and over the sun-glinted hill tops,…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Gold for America. London, Dec. 4
During the week there have been further large withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England for the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Withdrawals of Gold From the Bank of England. London, December 4
Further large withdrawals of gold have been made from the Bank of England for the United States…
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THE CALEDONIAN GOLD MINING CO., Copeland.—The mining manager reports under date December 4:—"Since the last report the mine has been progressing favourably; two rich gold bearing veins have been opened up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gympie mining. ONE-MILE, Thursday.[?]
Twenty-two of quartz from Nos. 3 and 4 North Lady Mary reef yielded 92oz of retorted gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Good Yield of Gold. CORARGO
Williams and party, prospectors, washed [?] weight of gold on Tuesday last, and it is very possible that some more rich finds will be mode in the course of next week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Mining
Australians, as a rule, take great interest in gold discoveries, no matter in what part of the world, and they will be glad to learn that by the issue of the prospectus of the Dieu-Donne Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Hunter Coal-mining District. DECEMBER 7
On Wednesday evening, the first instant, Mr. Ninian Melville, M.L.A., addressed a large meeting at Hamilton. He spoke for nearly two hours on the question of Protection, and was attentively listened to…
Continued on Trove, page 1119 →Mines and Mining. Coalfields of New South Wales
ONE of Mr. Clarke's last utterances was:—"Some recent researches made by me with a view to the consideration of the question of ago, render it far from improbable that a series of beds has been swept off…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Terrible Colliery Explosion
LONDON, December 10.—A terrible colliery explosion has happened at Peny-graeg (?), in Wales, by which no less than 90 lives were lost, besides a large number…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold-fields Recollections. No. 12
So the time arrived, with the arrival of the 40th Regiment, for the Pensioners to talco their departure, and the veterans packed up their baggage and made all other preparations for vacating…
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