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INVERELL, Monday.—There is great excitement in the neighbourhood of Brodie's Plains, an agricultural locality four miles from Inverell. Mr. Lockrey, a farmer there has discovered very rich tin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Considerable excitement was occasioned in town on Wednesday last by the circulation of a report that very rich quar[?] had been discovered about five miles on the Murr[?]burrah side of Wombat. It appears that a man named…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The output for the week ending 9th instant is 324 tons of ore smelted, producing equal to 50 tons fine copper; despatched, 14 tons. The refinery is now undergoing repairs…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Louis Maiche, a well-known French engineer, has discovered a gold mine in the bed of the Seine. The little fragments of quartz and silex which form the gravel in the bed of the Seine are, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →North Woah Hawp Gold Co., Ballarat East,started to nee on indicator in No.2 croesent, the water being too heavy to continue winze underfoot. Speedy and party, stone looking an usual; Hayes and party still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Long Tunnel Extended, buyer £13, sellers £13 10s, sale £13…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALBURY. Tuesday.—Good prospects are being obtained in the alluvial claim of the Federal Gold-mining Co., at the Black Range. The company is now driving for deep ground and going through pay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The mining manager of the Floraston Gold-mining Company, Jones' Creek, near Gundagai, reports that within the last few days they have driven up the lode for a distance of 15 feet, and that it shows rich gold wherever they have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →TEMORA,Wednesday.--The monthly escort left this morning, taking 2308oz of gold in charge of Sergeant Parker. The mining manager of the Jackson Reef Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. C. B. Stephen, instructed by Messrs. Dawson and Son, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Lingen, instructed by Messrs. Cope and King, for the defendant. This was a case stated by Mr. Warden De Boos, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butcher and party finished crushing this evening from their block claim 10 tons for 81oz. 4dwt., or an average of 10oz. 3dwt. per ton. This stone was raised by a party of three men in about six weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The manager of the Basaltic Gold Company reports that for week ending 9th August, the tunnel has been driven a further distance of 3 feet, making a total distance driven of 335 feet. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In regard to short weight in coal--a matter to which public attention has been called by recent prosecution-- we learn that the evil is a very common one in the retail trade. It is so common,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne, Thursday.--The first ordinary general meeting of the Barrier Ranges Silver Mining Company was largely attended to-day, but had to be postponed owing to not having been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining still continues to show great improvement here. Quail and party's stone is now being crushed and is showing splendid results; they finish to-morrow. There aro five claims sinking for this reef along the rise between the old…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Louis Maiche, a well-known French engineer, has discovered a gold mine in the bed of the Seine. The little fragmenta of quartz and silex which form the gravel in the bed of the Seine are, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →WILCANNIA, Wednesday.—The first return of ore from No. 1 Tree Hill claim, Silverton, have been received. "First quality" ore realised £930 per ton in Swansea, Wales. Mr. R. R…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A QUEENSLAND legislator, once said that miners were men who dug holes for squatters' cattle to fall into. The Queensland FIGARO adds that the Parliament of their colony appears to have legislated in all…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Magnificent stone, showing better gold that ever, was out on Thursday in the New Bendigo Company's mine, in bottom level. Some beautiful golden quartz has also been struck in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Attornay-General of Victoria granted a patent on Monday to Mr, C. M. Otto for the extraction of gold by means of an electric current in direct contact with the msraury by means of a platina point in the…
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