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We understand that a meeting was held at the Bulli Company's office yesterday, of the owners of steam colliers, and a deputation from the men who were engaged in discharging and trimming the coals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The prospects of this goldfield have considerably improved during the past month. No very rich finds have been reported but a continuous and gradual improvement is noticeable in the reefs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large petition is being signed by miners to the Mines Department, praying that no lease be granted to the South Australian Company for the Fanny Parnell and Bourke Keels. The Barmedman pulveriser arrived to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The manager roports:-"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 13 →AT the quarterly meeting of miners' delegates, hled at Lambton, on Thursday night, the following returns concerning the Glebe, dispute were declared:-In favour of a strike, 709; against…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The mineral resources of Queensland are confined principally to rich and, comparatively speaking, new gold reefing districts, from which some highly remunerative outputs have been obtained, calculated to continue over a long course of…
Continued on Trove, page 654 →LONDON, October 7.—The colliery proprietors, as a rule, are conceding the demands of the men for higher wages, and consequently general strike throughout the colliery district…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Luke Spargo, late enginedriver at the Parker's United mine, was charged at Gordons, Victoria, on Wednesday, with manslaughter, in causing the death of Charles Neil, at the mine named, on September 4…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Echo of Japan" says that a cave near Beppo-Moura, Japan, had not been entered by any one for several generations. According to popular belief, a god made his abode there, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Wallsend (Mr. Elijah Abell), Alderman Walker, of Wallsend, Alderman Richadson, of Plattsburg, and Mr. Thomas Able (Council-clerk), of Plattsburg, was introduced…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Victorian Stock Exchange roports the following sales on Tuesday:—Mount Cameron Hydraulic Tin, 12s 3d; Lord Harry, £213[?] 6d; Long Tunnel Extended, £18 2s 6d; North Long Tunnel, 14s 6d to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A TRIAL crushing of seven tons from the Madama Hancock reef, on the Sebastopol-road, has been made at the Nil Desperandum machine, Temora The yield was 1½oz to the ton. The reef is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A deputation, consisting of Mr. Abell. Mayor of Wallsend j Alderman Walker, of Wallsend; and Aldermen Richardson and Abel, of Plattsburg, waited upon the hon, the Minister of Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From Mount M'Donald 200oz. 9dwt. retorted gold were lodged last night in the City Bank, being the result of 13 days' crashing from the Australasian Gold-mining Association's 100-acre paddock. The quartz went loz. to…
Continued on Trove, page 672 →The gold diggings at the Falls are progressing; tons of golden stone are daily brought to grass. Negotiations are nearly concluded for floating the Eleonora mine, from which about fifty tons of quartz has been sent to Sydney for…
Continued on Trove, page 654 →Business has been quiet, especially in Devonshire stocks. Catherine, buyers 24s. sellers 24s 6d: Ellesmers, 18s, 22s 6d; Garibaldi, 18s, 18s 3d: Lazarus, 8s 8s 6d; ditto No. 1, 5s 3d, 5s 9d; New Chum and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BATHURST.—The want of rain has greatly retarded mining in this district for months past, but has not disheartened many, who have determined to push forward this industry throughout the district…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The escort to-day took for the Bank of New South Wales, 747oz. 15dwt. 7gr.; Commercial, 202oz. 14gr. Tumberumbah: 373oz. 6dwt. 20gr. Tumut: Bank New South Wales, 116oz. 12gr.; Commerical, 14oz. 7dwt…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →MECUANICS INSTITUTE.—At the last meeting of the committee of the Albury Mechanics' Institute, a letter was read from the curator of the institute, offering to give a donation of £200 for the enlargement of the hall…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →The Wilcannia Times of the 5th instant, speaks of this field as follows :— "We believe the Albert will yet be proved to be one of the richest goldfields in the colony. But, as…
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