Discovery of Gold Near Mount Hope
The Department of Mines received this telegram yesterday from Mr Martin Filan, mining registrar at Mount Hope:--"Stone showing gold found 12 miles from here in an iron mine worked…
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Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Inverell, Tuuesday
Mining matters are quiet in this district owing to the low price of tin. MITCHELL (SUNNY CORNER,) VIA RYDAL, TUESDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrible Mining Disaster. Two Miners Buried Alive. One Body Recovered. Melbourne
Henry Hiene and John Holborn, two miners, while working at Pegleg lead, half a mile from Eaglehawk, were buried in a drive (which is 100 feet deep) by a fall of earth. Holborn's body…
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MUDGEE, Wednesday.—A rich alluvial lead of gold has been discovered in Cooyal, about four miles from the Home Bale. The lucky prospectors are Lithgow men. An ounce and a half of shotty gold was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Demonstration at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.]
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--The miners' demonstration is to be held on March 5. The committee, through Mr Luscombe, asked the Government to proclaim that day a public holiday in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold Lust. Adapted by Annie L. TOWNSEND
This story, celebrated among Balzac's short tales, under the caine of "Facino Cane," is dear to Balzae lovers for what Henry Curwen, in his "Sorrow and Song," has called "precious indications" as to his garret life at the opening…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Greneell
The Enterprise claim has just crushed a parcel of 85½ tons of stone yielding 144oz Sdwt. of gold. '' The mining manager of the Great Extended Gold-mining Company, Limited, Forest Reefs, New South Wales, for…
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Mr. W. J. H. Slee, the Inspector of Mines, has forwarded to the Mining Department a i sport in reference to the gold and antimony mines at Hillgrove. He had been informed by the dirctors of the Eleanora…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A sad accident occurred yesterday at the Prince of Wales Company's mine, Peg Leg Gully, Sandhurst. Two miners named Jno, Holborn and Jno, Steine, were…
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The Under-Secretary of lines has received a lotter from Mr. Slee, inspector of mines, Adelong, under date February 21. Mr. Slee says that while visiting Hillgrove, near Armidale, in October last, he was…
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, Saturday.-The discovery of jf°»<5 near Mount Hope has caused a little excitement in Nyma-geee &ni Cobar. Several mining speculators ixoin Nvmagee and Cobar have gone to inspect the spot. Tno latest news from Mount Kopo says ttat there i« nothing- to ?warrant people to go there as…
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The following, telegrams, under, date of Tuesday, have been received at the Department of Mines, from the Warden,and Mining Registrar, Mount Hope:— " Stone showing gold has been found 12 miles from…
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Mr. W. H. J. Slee has sent in to Mr. Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary for Mines, a very interesting report upon the Kiandra goldfield. The report is as follows:â"Kiandra, 12th February. 1885…
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Melhado and Curtis report having received the following telegram from the manager of Band and Albion Consols:—"Yield about 320oz., dividend 3s. Struck cross course in position expected, shares consequently declined bat this…
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BRISBANE, Friday.--The Mines Department received a telegram to-day from Warden Archibald, at Ravenswood, that the Great Extended Ravenswood Silver Mine Company had struck, at…
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The escort left here this morning taking 290oz. gold from the Commercial Bank. BINGERA, MONDAY. The late heavy rains in this district have given plenty of…
Continued on Trove, page 445 →Miners Smothered. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
Henry Hieue and, John Holborn, two miners, while, worlring at Pegleg lead, half a mile from Eaglehawk; were buried in a drive.(which is 100 feet deep) by a fall of earth. Holborn's body…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining Items. Sunny Corner Silver Field
STEADY progress is being made on the various louses which are being worked. Both furnaces are at work on the Sunny Corner Mine, and the production of silver lead bullion is too great for the refinery manager to cope with. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →News from the Colonial Goldfields. (The latest information concerning mining shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Reports.) New South Wales
AUBURN VALE—Telegrams via Inverell announce another rich find of diamonds at the new Banca mine, Auburn Vale, near Inverell. The proprietors are putting in a new tunnel. They tried six barrow…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Extensive Jewellery :' v • •?•? -,. bery. the Gold Melted Down. Melbourne
Albert Withers, a fruiterer in Firebraee-street, Horsham, was arrested in that town on Friday, on the charge of having robbed Mr. Charles Bennison's shop of jewellery of the value of ^300. The prisoner has been watched for a long time. Suspicion rested upon him from the first. On Friday, a search warrant was obtained. In the…
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