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The trial crushing of 14 tons from the reef found in the Federation Co.'s claim, Temora, 32ft under the diorite, gave 15[?]z. The reef is 3ft wide…
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Department of Mines, “Sydney, 1st February, 1883
“ Sir,—I am directed by tho Secretary for Mines to forward you the enclosed copy of a letter received from Mr. Charles J. Byrnes with reference to tho alignment of streets in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tararua Gold Robbery. Adelaide
There was great excitement this morning when further revelations resulted in the discovery of two more ingots of gold in another part of the box which was in the possession of the late R. S. Hinton, formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 226 →Silver Mining in the North
OF the Great Kennedy silver mines in the north of Queensland, the "Townsville Bulletin" writes:— The tract of argentiferous country is about eight miles long by about three miles wide. On this 84…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mining Intelligence. a Rush at Temora
Says the Temora Star:--"A rush at midnight in the present dulness of mining affairs is about the very last thing that would have been expected to take place by one who had the opportunity of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country and Mining News. ADAMINARY. January 20
MUCH NEEDED.—At inst the Education Department has been it to extend the compulsory clause to this remote part of Monaro. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Commissioner King, of the Lands…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News from the Colonial Goldfields. (The latest information concerning mining shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Reports.) New South Wales
MOUNT M'DONALD.—The report for West Balmoral G.M. Co., limited, for the fortnight ending January 17, is: During the past fortnight we have receive to surface 22 tons of quartz from all parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Carcoar
Twenty tons of stone at Mount M'Donald, from Ferguson's No. 1 shaft, yielded 42 ounces retorted gold. Several of the companies are about amalgamating. The Queen of the Mount starts crushing in a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Country and Mining News. (From Our Ows Correspondents.) Adaminaby. January 29
MUCH NEEDED.—At last the Education Department has seen fit to extend the compulsory clause to this remote [?]rt of Monaro. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Commissioner King, of the Lauds…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Reminiscences of Victorian Goldfields. III
Before the precious metal was found at the lower depths matters commercially looked very gloomy, not only on the goldfields proper, but also in the metropolis, and through it permeated the whole colony. The cause was not difficult to…
Continued on Trove, page 213 →The Miner. Sofala Goldfield
IT may be interesting to many of your readers, especially to those who follow mining pursuits, to receive an authentic account of the present condition of things on this goldfield, and I have ventured to…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Mining Intelligence. Sandhurst Gold Returns and Dividends. [By Telegram.] Sandhcrst
[?] Messrs. Clarke and Company report as follows for the week :-- Gold returns: Lady Barkly, 639oz ; Frederick, 37oz. ; Park, 298oz ; Ellenboro', 255oz ; Sadowa,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Temora
Lucas and party, Upper Temora, are getting some grand stone, which expected to give a large yield of gold. Mr. A. P. Wood reports the yields of Victorian mines for the week ending February 3 as follow:—The Egerton…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mining Intelligence
Wesley Tin-mining Co,, Vegetable Creek.--A telegram was received yesterday, stating that Griffiths and party had struck good wash. The manager reports under date 4th February, as follows :--" There is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrible Mining Accident in Germany
Early on December 21, while a butch of about 26 miners were being raised out of a coal pit near Dortmund, the rope broke, and the cage containing the workmen fell to the bottom of the shaft—a distance of 1800 feet. All were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Temora
Mr. Jackson, of Jackson's Reef, Barmedman, who has just arrived here reports that the Barmedman United Company are getting very rich stone in the Little Ada Reef, which he considers will even surpass the famous stone…
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Queen of the Mount Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Mount Mucdonald.--The mining manager, under date 3rd February, reports as follows :-- ''In submitting my weekly report to you of work done I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extraordinary Find of Gold
We learn on what appears to be very good authority that a singular discovery of gold in the shape of small suggets has been made in the vicinity of Wollongong. Our informant, a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Department of Mines, Sydney. Donations to the Mining and Geological Museum for the Month Ending January 31, 1883
Mr G. Thorne, iossiis from tae secondary coal measures, Spring Hill, Tasmania; Mr J. J. Robertson, chlorite schist, Captain's Flat, near Queanbeyan ; Mr Ficnus, variegated sandstone. Alligator River…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Probable Strike of Coal-frimmers. NEWCASTLE
A dispute occurred yesterday afternoon among the coal-trimmers at the Bullock Island Dyke. The contractor's foreman had occasion to put several extra men on to work a vessel. They…
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