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The events of the past week in connection with the workings of the Newcastle coal trade have been of a decidedly stirring character, and have all gone a great way towards endorsing previous reports of the strained relations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle deponds mainly on its [?] trade—and our coal trade just now appears to be (in vulgo) as nearly as possible approaching that happy stage when the "pot is about to be boiled over."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Morris and party's, at Upper Temora, a most peculiar stratum was encountered, like pulverised quartz, and good prospects are got out of it. Seventy-seven loads from Foster and party gave 144oz…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mountain Maid, No. 1 East, have finished crushing 137 tons for 309oz. gold. The Melbourne Company are now putting through about 42 tons at the Rainbow machine, which are expected to yield well. The Prince…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A LARGE meeting of the Hamilton miners was held on Saturday night. The question of the recentarbitration award in the Hamilton pit was freely discussed, and a deputation was appointed to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →FIVE gold has been found in the process of bridge sinking near Lismore, but not in payable quantities. TIN has been struck in the Topper's Mountain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AMONG the competitors in the recent Prize Art Competition instituted by the proprietors of the ILLUSTRATED SYDNEY NEWS was Mr. A. Fischer, a young and rising Sydney artist, with whose talents our readers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sandhurst correspondent of the "Argus" reports:—Business still principally confined to leading stocks on Snob's Hill and New Cham line. Of the former group, Belmont, Ellenborough, Sadowa, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining is looking up in alluvial Good experts have examined the claims on the reefs, and give an encouraging report, stating that this goldfield is yet to hold the premier position in New South Wales. They think a thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 208 →In the report of the Star of the South Gold-mining Company, published yesterday, for 40oz. ldwt. l6grs., read 4oz. 1dwt. 16qre Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. report having floated their…
Continued on Trove, page 208 →Jackson's Reef Gold Mining Company, Barmedman. --The mining manager reports 29th July. I have to report for the further extension of the eastern level 5 feet, but I cannot find the reef, so I have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Bathurst correspondent writes:—"Mining matters are looking up in this district. Some splendid specimens of quartz have been recently received from Golden Point, near Sofala, and they are so rich that a few gentlemen think of…
Continued on Trove, page 208 →The Newcastle Colliery Company's miners, having declined to accept the company's offer of arbitration on the whole question of wages throughout the pit, have now submitted the matter in dispute to the district wages…
Continued on Trove, page 232 →The events the past week in connection with the workings of the Newcastle coal trade hare been of a decidedly stirring character, and have all gone a great way towards endorsing previous reports of the strained relations…
Continued on Trove, page 208 →OPHIR.—A correspondent writes, July 24:—The warden's report that appeared in your last issue, as far as he has touched on matters, is a true report. Where he says people coming to the Ophir must have…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Great Extended Claim at the Forest Reef have now driven 300 feet across their lead on good payable wash, prospecting about 1dwt. to the dish. The average thickness of dirt is about 1 foot. At Mount M'Donald the Balmoral…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RAILWAY.—We have woke up at last, like Rip Van Winkle, and the cause of it is the railway opening to Hay. A large and influential meeting was held at the Masonic Hall to advocate the extension of railway from Hay via Balranald…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →NEWCASTLE depends mainly on its coal trade—and our cool trade just now appears to be (in vulgo) as nearly as possible approaching that happy stage when the "pot is about to be boiled over." There…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A correspondent writes:—"Within the past few days another rich deposit of gold has been unearthed at Ophir. This splendid return of £1200 worth of the precious metal recalls to my mind some of the earliest adventures and perils…
Continued on Trove, page 208 →Our Shealhaven correspondent writing under date 1st August reports as follows:—The latest in the local papers about Yalwal goldfield is of a more assuring character than preceding reports. The Homeward…
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