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Sir,—As a resident of Elizabeth street, I enter my earnest protest against the use of coal by the tramway motors. The nuisance to the residents in the street it simply detestable. The atmosphere is impure…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BAZAAR—A bazaar in aid of the funds of St.Patrick's Church will be held this week,commenoing to-morrow The affair place in Fallon's Commercial Buildings. Kiowa-street…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The mail from Mount Browne brings intelligence that about one inch and a-half of raiu has fallen there. Thirty-six oz. of gold have been received for transmission to the mint…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →KRGHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co.—The mining manager reports:—"Hill End, 5th April,—Main shaft has been sunk a further depth of three foot, making present depth 742 feet; sinking through hard country at present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We learn from Kempsey that the antimony mines are progressing very favourably. The claims are turnining out a larger quantity of ore than before, and smelting is proceeding night and day.—The Speculation Gold Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AN ex-manager of the Fitzroy Iron Works writes:— " From reports I have heard at various times of the mineral wealth lying in the Wollongong district, I have formed an opinion that if what is said of it…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Two boxes of washdirt at Temora yielded 22oz 15dwt each. It is stated that a number of men have perished on the way to the Mount Browne rash…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Two fatal accidents in mining claims afc Balarat occurred last week. 21,159 tons of coal was exported from Newcastle last week. FAVOURABLE lu accounts have been received from…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →According to the Maryborough Chronicle, of March 22, the Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.G.S., whose name is familiar to the readers of the Sydney Mail as a frequent contributor on geological and other scientific subjects,…
Continued on Trove, page 601 →The Adelaide Observer says:—Messrs. G. White and Webb, of Lyndoch Valley, went out prospecting about tea miles from that township on Tuesday, March 15, and returned on Thursday. They sank one hole about five feet…
Continued on Trove, page 601 →The Chance claim at Maytown has poduced some specimens weighing 36lb, the yield from which is estimated at about 250oz. A seam of cement 2ft thick and 30ft from the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →DR. Ryley, the Government medical officer, in his quarterly report cautions people against using water from the present supplies, in view of typhoid fever becoming an opidemic since the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →AMONG the " institutions" of Sandhurst, when thither I returned in 1857, none were more professor than " Professor Sands," and " Carpenter the Smelter." The former of these very useful…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →RACING.—The first-race meeting held under the management of the new racing club was a success in one respect, a failure in another. So far as the conduct of the meeting and the carrying out of all the major and minor details…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →The price of coal at Newcastle-already down pretty well to the non-paying point-has, we observe, been further reduced. Tho Wallsend Company announce that their coal will be delivered at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Newcastle coal companies are at present engaged in a war of competition, which must result, if continued, in disaster to one or more of them, and be prejudicial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE great autumn event o£ New South Wales is Undoubtedly the Gold cup, which, in point of interest, ranks next to the groat spring event of Melbourne the Cup. Year after fear the interest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GREAT COBAR COPPER MINING Co. (Limited).—Mining manager reports for 4 weeks ended 2nd April, as under:- "Underground: Barton's shaft. This shaft has been sunk 6 feet below 54-fathom level. The lode at this depth still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS following paper by A. Liversidge, Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in the Univercity of Sydney, was read before the Royal Society of New South Wales, on November 3, 1880:—…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →GYMPLE mining shares are in great demand. The export of coal from Newcastle last week was 23,748 tons. The Duke Co., Timor, is one of the richest…
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