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"WE have been favoured with a copy of the following official report:—"Nundle, September 19, 1882. Sir,—I have the honour to inform you in compliance with your instructions, I have inspected the Hanging…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →LONDON, October 7.-The colliery proprietors, as a rule, are conceding the demands of the men for higher wages, and consequently a general strike throughout the colliery districts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Ballarat correspondent of the "Argus, writing off Friday, says:-To-day was no better than its predecessor in the share market, and business was extremely dull, with a downward tendency in all the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The colliery proprietors, as a rule, are conceding the demands of the men for higher wages, and consequently a general strike throughout the colliery districts of England…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Business continues fairly active. Extended South Devonshire, 3s 2d, 3s 6d; Ellcomere, 18s 6d, 21s; Lazarus, 6s 6d, 7s; Lazarns No. 1, 4s 6d, 4s 9d; New Chum and Victoria, 10s, 10s 3d; New Chum Railway…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich coarse gold has been struck in the Hidden Treasure Company's ground. The Town and Country, a large reef, is showing coarse gold freely through large blocks of stone. The Belmore has struck coarse gold in the large cross reef,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The following report on the above, by the Inspector of Mines has been handed to us for publication by the Mines Department:-- "Bingern, September 27, 1882.--I have the honour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last Tuesday it was intimated that, the coal lumpers would turn out on strike on the 9th (yesterday), if their demand for a rise of 3d per hour was not granted. On Saturday, the lumpers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following is a list of donations to the Mining and Geological Museum, Department of Mines, Sydney, September 30, 1882:—The Hon. Dr. Renwick, M.P., Minister for Mines, collection of minerals from New South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Brown (of Messrs. Alton and Allen) appeared for the official assignee, and moved that the contributor William Farthing who had been arrested at Anvil Creek on a writ of attachment for non-compliance with the order of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A mass meeting of the iron trades was held at the Protestant Hall last evening to consider the present aspect of affairs connected with the strike. There was a very large attendance, and Mr. Boyle occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A trial crushing from the Madame Hancock Reef, situated 1[?] mile on the Sebastopol-road, at the Nil Desperandum machine, of seven tons, went 1½oz. to the ton. The reef is well defined and of good thickness…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following is a return of tin are received at Newcastle and Morpeth for week ending 8th October, 1882:--Uralla to Newcastle, 7 tons 17cwt 3qr Uralla to Morpeth 36 tons 5cwt 2qr; West…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An importation of Newcastle coal is (says the "Maryborough Chronicle") now due here per You Yangs, steamer, for use of the railway department, It will cost not less than 35s per ton, landed. For…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There is nothing new to report in mining matters. The Golden Bar claim, near Sofala. continues fair in all the gold-getting claims, and should water become more plentiful it is expected that some important…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The gold diggings at the Falls are progressing: tons of golden stone are daily brought to grasa. Negotiations are nearly concluded for floating the Eleonora mine, from which about fifty tons of quarte has been sent to Sydney for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The manager reports:-"I have relet the shaft on the western boundary, and I believe the stone we are going through will be the hangingwall of the main reef. The appearances are very good. In the other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining matters at Rylstone and Hford are looking up. The are from the Rockwell Antimony Mine, near Rylstone, is expected to average 40 percent, of metal. Messrs. Hinton and Co. have taken up two more…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Mount M'Donald 200oz. 9dwt. retorted gold were lodged last night in the City Bank, being the result of 13 days' crushing from the Australasian Gold-mining Association's 100-acre paddock. The quartz went 1oz. to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This dispute has been settled by the employers conceding an advance of 3d per hour during the day, making the wages is 6d per hour for day and night work, instead of 1s 3d for day and 1s 6d for night…
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