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Most men who have seen much of Australian life have been familiar with such terrible scenes as that depicted ia this engraving. The miner killed, suddenly by some one or other of the manifold dangers that beset him in his…
Continued on Trove, page 366 →From the Caledonian lease at Mount M'Donald 68 tons were crushed, which realised 71oz. 2dwt. gold; this was taken from their 50 feet shaft. This sew reef averages two feet in width. Wright's claim has commenced prospecting,…
Continued on Trove, page 357 →The Topper a Mountain Tin-mining Company had on Monday last driven in 40 feet across the gutter, The drive was on a higher level than the wash-dirt, which is consequently under foot, and will not be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE DARK RIVER MINES.—We are in possession of very conflicting reports from this quarter. Some parties are very desirous of showing that the gold there must cost more than its value. Others are…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →To CORRESPONDENTS.—We are glad to receive news items from all quarters. Brevify and truthfulness are essentials towards insertion in our columns. As a rule, fortnightly communications are sufficiently frequent, as we…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The following report has been received by the Minister for Mines from the Warden of the Albert goldfield :—"Milparinka, August 1,1883. "Sir,—I have the honour to hand you herewith the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 367 →THE following report was forwarded to the Minister for Mines by Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Inspector of Mines: " Milparinka, July 21,1883. " Sir,—I do myself the honour to inform you that I…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Messrs Clarke and Co. report as follows for the week:-- Gold Returns.--United Devon, 636oz; Garden Gully United, 457oz; New Chum United 432oz…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The mining manager of the Union Gold-mining Company, Limited, Dalmorton, Grafton reports, under date 18th August:—"In my last I stated that I had commenced to break out quartz on the Sir Hercules, and I continued to do…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In previous articles we have demonstrated by indubitable facts and figures that large areas of the best coal lands of New South Wales have been ruthlessly squandered for only an infinitesimal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following is the director's report for presentation to the shareholders at the seventh half-yearly general meeting, to-day:— The quantity of ore at grass at the commencement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following is the directors' report, for presentation to the shareholders at the 15th half-yearly general meeting, to be held at the company's office, Sydney, to-morrow: The quantity of ore at grass at the commencement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The cleaning-up of the Bird-in-Hand gold mine on Saturday, after a month's crushing, resulted in a yield of 422oz retorted gold. BRISBANE, MONDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The output for week ending the 25th instant was 190 tons of ore smelted, producing 35 tons of copper. Despatched, 64 tons. TEMORA, MONDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The past week's coal export amounted to 30,967 tons. The various outs-put were as follow:—A.A. Co. 6550 tons, Wallsend 8475, Cooperative 4660, Lambton 4688, Brown's 2879,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TO CORRESPONDENTS.—We are glad to receive news items from all quarters. Brevity and truthfulness are essentials towards insertion in our columns. As a rule, fortnightly communications axe sufficiently frequent, as we…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ballarat, Castlemaine, Stawell, &c.; Befhunga, buyers 4d; Band and Albion, sellers 34s; Berry Consols, buyers £5 8s; Berry No. 1, sellers 25s; Berry Consols Extended, sellers 29s: Cornish Daylesford,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr Buchanan, S,M., Frauds Whelan, on- remand, was again. brought up,'charged with criminally assaulting Josephine Mary Burt on the Redfern Alexandra Hill Gold-mining Company, Charters Towers, Queensland,--The mining manger reports under date 11th instant:--"During the past fortnight we have sunk the Winze from the upper south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brickwood's wet shaft has been bottomed, dipping north-east; 3½ft of wash averaged 21b to the dish. [Our correspondent has omitted to say whether the metal in question is tin, gold, or silver. We…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Messrs. Kennedy and Shorton, of The Stranger, on the Black Snake line of reef, Oakenville Creek, have just cleaned 96oz. of gold from a patch in their claim. There has been no crushing lately. A quantity of quartz still…
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