The Deepest Coal Pit in England
After six years patient toil, involving a deeper descent into the bowels of the earth than has been reached by any similar effort, the Ashton Moss Colliery Company have, within the last…
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Mining Telegrams. Grafton, June 3
A reef of Ruby tin, 500 yards long, has been discovered within 30 miles of Grafton, Specimens brought to town are almost pure tin. GOULBURN, JUNE 3…
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QUIDONG— We hear that everything is working satisfactorily at the new lead mine, Quidong. The men are at work night and day, and it is expected to touch the solid lode in a short time. Some very nice…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Country and Mining News. (From Our Own Correspondents.) Adelong. June 6
"WEATHER— Some fine showers during the past fortnight,causing the grass to spring. Ploughing goes on, and also the getting in of seed. DRAMATIC Club— The members, with their usual…
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GIRILA[?]MBONE COPPER MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).— The mining manager reports under date 11th June, 1881: I am very pleased to report the south shaft still in a rich bunch of ore; present depth, 11 fathoms. No. 2 shaft is now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining News from Copsland. Copeland North
The Rainbow and Campbell's crushing machines are in full swine. The former is crushing a large quantity of stone for Jones and party. The latter is busy with 200 tons of Mountain Maid stone…
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UNION JACK MINING CO.(NO L.), Percydale, Victoria.—The mining manager reports that the dam contractors have nearly finished their work, and that in the prospecting shaft he has struck the track of a lode; but…
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The TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL, of Saturday next, will devote much attention to the mining interest. Reports from the various fields of New South Wales will be given; also, share market…
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Reports from the various fields and rushes in all the colonies are published in the TOWN AND COUNTRY JOURNAL. This week's issue will contain a special report from Mount Poole, and reliable…
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During the past fortnight continued activity his existed iu mining matters, and the news from the various gold-fields gives evidenea of increased prosperity. At Temora this is especially noticeable, the recent rains having enabled…
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Between the green corn and the gold, Between the dawning and the noon, Love, that at first was pale and cold, Waked ruddy with the summer moon,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gympie Mining News. GYMPIE, Thursday
Specimens estimated to contain 400oz, were got in the Golden Crown. Another patch of 200oz was obtained in Hall's leasehold. Excellent stone is being got in the eastern reef of the North…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mount Browne Gold Diggings. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wilcannia
Satisfactory accounts continue to arrive from Mount Browne, which is a first-rate field for industrious men. 855 ounces of gold have been brought to Wilcannia since last telegrams. The coach-driver brought in a…
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The Minister for Mines courteously supplies as with the following copy of a report by Mr. W. H. J. Slee, inspector of mines at Adelong: " Sir I [?] myself the honour to inform you that I have visited…
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A CORRESPONDENT, writing on May 29, says— After the late rains, perhaps many of your reactors would like to hear something reliable about this field.The information, as I believe, has hither to been principally…
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A serious explosion took place on Tuesday morning, May 3, at the Lilydale Colliery, Bucknall, near Hanley, by which six men lost their lives, and several others were seriously injured…
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The Mackay Standard of the 27th May states that there were then nearly 1000 men on the ground, and numbers were daily arriving. Perry and party of four got 17 oz. of gold for a week's work. The reefs show well, and gold has…
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The following telegram from the Inspector to the Minister of Mines has been handed to us for publication : -- " Adelong, 11th June, 1881. -- Sir, -- I do myself…
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THE Newcastle coal export last week was 24,936 tons. EXCELLENT stone has been got from Hall's lease, Gympie,being nearly solid gold…
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Messrs. Melhado and Curtis report the yield of the Band and Albion Consols to be 498 ounces form 775 tons crushed. Messrs. T. J. Thompson and Son report the yield of…
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