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A special meeting of the Executive Council was held yesterday, when a special order was passed exeluding the Volunteer Reserve, in Sandhurst, from occupation under miners' rights. The land was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →THIS NARRABRI PROSPECTING SCHEME.—It would seem that the crippling effects of the dry weath upon other pursuits is damping the prospects of suceessful efforts to find gold about Narrabri. The local…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →TOO MUCH SHOW (?)—Within the past few weeks shows have been held at Uralia and hore, both being moderately successful. But the practice of holding shows in these two towns only 15 miles apart and counceted by railway is…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The following report upon mining on the Gulgong goldfield has been received by the Under-Secretary for Mines from Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Inspector of Mines:— "Gulgong, 24th March, 1884…
Continued on Trove, page 645 →The following report upon mining matters in the Cudgegong district has been received by the Under-Secretary for Mines from Mr. W. H. J. Slee, inspector of mines :— "Cudgegong, 29th March, 1884…
Continued on Trove, page 645 →The drought has not affected mining operations, the usual output having been maintained. Another furnace calciner has been started, and is doing good work. The output for the week ended April 5 was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TOO MUCH SHOW (?)—Within the past few weeks shows have been held at Uralia and here, both being moderately successful. But the practicer of holding shows in these two towns only 15 miles apart and connected by railway is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The drought apparently has not affected mining operations, the usual output having been maintained, and another furnace cal[?]inor has been started, which is doing good work. The mining manager has made ample…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →It is a generally accepted theory (says an American paper) that quartz, sandstone, and slate are geological formations which require thousands of years to form. A few weeks ago, in Virginia City, Conductor…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Extended Company washed up on Saturday 240 tons from the east end, which has widened out to 70 feet. The yield was 186oz. of gold. Will crush from the western end, which is dipping within the next fornight…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The warden's report for March, from Gympie, shows that the production of gold for that month was double that for the same period of last year. The quantity of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The manager of the Black Jack Mundic Company, Ravenswood under date of March 28, advises as follows:- "I enclose statement of accounts in full. Ore: As adviced, I expect to ship 680 bags by the Bacca, and enclose schedule…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Brickwood Tin Company, April 5.--"I must say that in the eastern drive we have had the best show this week that ever has been in the wet lead. On one side of the drive there is over a foot of wash, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another fine lot of specimens has been obtained from the Ellen Harkins mine, Gympie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Four-mile Creek, in the vicinity of Cadia, Forest Reefs, Dilworth, Ovington, and party are now engaged in sinking on a supposed very rich pyrites reef, several quantities of which have lately been sent to Sydney for assay, with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Return of tin ore received at Newcastle and Morpeth, week ending 5th April, 1884:-- From Uralla, to Newscastle, 7 tons [?]; from Uralla to Morpeth, 15 tons [?] 2qr. Total, 22 tons [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The mining manager of the Wagga Gold-mining Company reports from Tarcutta that the shaft has been sunk 20 feet in good sinking country. The foot-wall is slate, and the hanging wall slate and sandstone. The lode varies…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A new discovery of payable gold has been reported to the mining registrar by Cavenagh and party, who have been prospecting at Goboldry, 70 miles from Parkes. The sinking is shallow (4 to 8 feet), and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kirker and party have struck good tin on the Vegetable Creek Company's old lead at Graveyard Creek. Reports from Butler's Lode Company continue to be very encouraging. The battery at Tent Hill started crashing lust week,…
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