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BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Under-Secretary of Mines has received a telegram from Mr. Lissner, of Charters Towers, announcing that there is a goldbearing mountain, very similar in its formation to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Coal has been struck at the Maryville colliery at 140 feet. It is on Hannel's estate, Wickham, and the coal is a good, hitumious sample. Four or five feet of the seam…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The cool producing districts in this colony may be said roughly to be three in number, although it, is probable that this all important mineral will be ultimately found to be very widely distributed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELONG, Thursday.--The monthly gold escort left bare to-day in charge of Sergeant Thompson with 1050 ounces of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ADELONG, Thursday.—The monthly gold escort left here to-day, in charge of Sergeant Thompson, with 1050oz of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following telegram has been received by the Minister of Mines:—"On Saturday last, after prospecting for fully two months, cut a leader of a reef about 3ft wide running north-east and south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →BATHURST, Wednesday.—The Clear Creek silver mines are rapidly developing. The assays, both local and Sydney, show an average yield of nearly 50oz of silver and 5oz 5dwt of gold. Ore is abundant…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →About the middle of the year 1866 the people of Maryborough equipped a party of victorian gold diggers to explore the hills on the Upper Mary River, in search of anriferous alluvial, or of gold-bearing stone,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The manager of the Lubra Silver mine reports on December 23:—"Stoping from bottom of 30-foot level shows rich grey ore. The chlorides continue to show on both walls and floor of drive. Every appearance of improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Under-Secretary of Mines has receivod a telegram from Mr. Lissner, of Charters Towers, announcing that there is a goldhearing mountain, very similar in its fondation to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The following report on the new goldfield which is claimed to have been discovered on the head waters of the Johnstone River, has been received by the Under-Secretary for Works and Mines from Mr. M. O'Donohue, clerk of petty sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Our special correspondent (says the Tasmanian Mail) sends the following farther particulars of the recently reported alluvial discovery:—Halfway between Upper Ringarooma township and Alberton, a freeholder, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The monthly district escort to-day took 1267oz. of gold, the result of the crushings from Mount M'Donald, Gaily Swamp, and Burnt Yards. Julian and party lodged 40oz. from their sluicing grounds on Flyas Creek. It is reported that…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The question of water supply to the centres of population in the Albert mining district is momentous one at this season of the year, and the following is a copy of a report which has just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRAIDWOOD, Friday. -- The Government escort left here this morning for Tarago, taking with it about 982 ounces of gold, of which all was sent by the Bank of New South Wales, with the exception of 18 ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HILLGROVE.—Telegrams from Armidale report that the last return from the Eleanora mine shows a decided improvement, 300oz of gold having been obtained from 311 tons of stone. The directors have…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The escort left here yesterday with over 1900oz. of gold, of which Adelong contributed 1126oz.4dwts.2grs., in parcels as follows:—Commorofal Bank, 751oz. 12dwts. 23grs.; Bank of New South Wales, 374oz. lldwts. 3grs. The remainder…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Supplementary to the telegraphic reports descriptive of gold discoveries on the Johnstone River, near Cairns, Northern Queensland, we are enabled to submit the following report received by the Under…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A BAZAAR was held here Christmas Eve in aid of the requirements of the Anglican Church. It was held in a spacious hall, contiguous to Mr. Wamsley's, total. In the centre of the room stood a large…
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