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Messrs Clarke and C8., of Sydney and Melbourne, report:-- Gold' returns-- Garden Gully United, 1150oz: Chum United, 554oz: Belmont, 395oz: Rail way 279oz Victoria 220 oz: New st. Mango, 211oz:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Cobar Copper-mining Company, Limited,--The mine captain of the Great Cobar Copper mine reports for week ended 15th instant as follows:--"Copper deapatched, 40 tons; ore smelted, 480 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The very fact of the A.A. Company's proposed "new winning" being made near that abominable SAND DRIFT…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A terrible mining accident happened at the Duke mine, Timor, this morning. Four men were going down the shaft in the 8 o'clock shift, ind got into the cage, when the engine driver…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WEATHER.—The long spell of dry weather which prevailed here for the past few weeks was last Monday broken up by a smart thunderstorm and a shower of rain. On Wednesday morning moderate rain fell for seven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Lucky Hit, in Oliver's paddock, commenced crushing on Saturday at the Association Company's battery. Over 320oz. of amalgam were taken out of the boxes for 8½ tons of stone taken up from the 46-feet level. The company…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The name of the fourth victim at the mishap at Timor, near Maryborough, was William Jones. It seems that the braceman gave the signal to lower, but to the horror of the bystanders the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible accident happened at the Duke Claim, Timor, near Maryborough, early this morning. Four men were going down the shaft, when the engine-driver wound the Wrong way. This drew…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The output for the week ending the 15th instant was 268 tons of ore, smelted, producing equal to 40 tons of fine copper. Quantity refined, 55 tons: despatched, 49 tons. NOWRA, TUESDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WRETCHED NAVIGATION.—The principal topic of conversation during the past week has been the bad state of navigation at the Heads, as, owing to what is known as the "crossing" shallowing, the shipping trade for some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shocking accident occurred this morning at the Duke claim, Timor, a village 112 miles from Melbourne. When the 8 o'clock shift was going on at the No. 3 shaft a young miner stepped forward into the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The mining manager of the Nymagee Copper-mining Company, Limited, reports for month ending 8th instant as follows:—"Barton's shaft: Barton's shaft has been sunk a further depth of 8 feet 6 inches, making in all 74 feet below…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It will be fresh in the minds of our readers, more particularly those in the Newcastle district that about three weeks ago a deputation from the borough councils of Plattsburg and Wallsend waited upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A dreadful colliery explosion took place on November 7 near Accrington, at a colliery situate at Altham, a small township in the Burnley Union, which, it is feared, has resulted in the loss of 60 lives. Three firemen were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Regarding the shocking fatal mining accident at Timor yesterday, the patentee of the cage in use at the mine attributes the failure of the patent safety appliances to the grippers having been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Maryborough correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus" telegraphed as follows on Tuesday:—A shocking accident occurred this morning at the Duke claim, Timor. When the 8 o'clock shift was going on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →While I write this, 19th of the tenth month, I am favoured by special messenger with a perusal of an early (!) copy of the animal report of the Department of Mines for the rear ending…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mathewson and party at Mount M' Donald brought to town to-day 80az. gold, the result of a crashing of 13 tons of stone from the Block claim, adjoining West Balmeral ground, this stone being taken from the 20-feet level. At…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In an article on this subject the "Westminster Review" says:—"In 1848 the grand discovery was made of the goldfields in California, just a fortnight before the treaty was signed whiCh made over the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alexandra Hill Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Charters Towers, Queensland.--The mining manager, under date 1st instant, writes:--"We are making good progress in the underlie shaft, having sunk 16…
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