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Mr. Flannery is raising good ore from three shafts at Webb's Silver-mining Company's claim. The deepeat shaft is 60 fect. The prospects on this company's land are looking well, and it is intended to sink the shaft to a depth of 100…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday—At the miners' delegate meeting on Wednesday the board recommended to the various lodges the advisableness of allowing the Burwood miners to take up…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Matters in the new coal pit in Stockton are going rapidly ahead, and the colliery is expected to be in fair working order in about a fortnight. A few days ago a ship captain went to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →ADELAIDE, Thursday—Unfavorable reports are being received as to the " turn out " from some of the mines at Silverton,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.—At a large meeting of miners in Kadina yesterday it was resolved to ask the Government to subsidise the Wallaroo mines, in view of the existing depression, out of a fine of £18,000…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Attention is again directed to this subject, the Mining Department of Victoria having, according to a notice in your last issue, given instructions to the Inspectors of Mines to furnish report s showing the…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →HOBART, Thursday—Mr. Watson and mate, two miners from the Rocky River, on the West Coast, arrived at Waratah on Tuesday, en route for Launceston, with about 150oz of gold, one nugget weighing…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →In the Equity Court, Melbourne on Thursday, Mr. Justice Moles worth gave his decision in a suit of Mitchell v. M'Dougall. The plaintiff, Wm. Mitcheli, who was formerly manager of the Old Welshman's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Said a Ballarat correspondent:—An important discovery has been made in the Melbourne Quartz and Alluvial Company's mine, Ballarat. One of the tribute parties, Mr. Prout and his mates, have…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Imperial Government is forming a coal depot here, and the first cargo has already arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A special meeting of the miners' delegates was held to-day to discuss the question of the Burwood dispute between the managers and men relative to payment for certain works. It was resolved to interview the manager once…
Continued on Trove, page 992 →The most interesting matter connected with mining is the success or otherwise of the alluvial prospectors at the Hard to Find. The party consists of the Brothers Steffani and Anlonia Debenetti, The law does not allow them a…
Continued on Trove, page 964 →Messrs. Gresley Lukin and Co. have received the following report from the manager of the Silver Hill Mining Company, no liability:—"Have driven a further distance of 9ft for week ended May 2,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MR. Warden King describes the appearance of the country as being completely changed in consequence of the heavy rains which fell in January last. "What was a barren desert when I travelled through it in January," writes Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On the arrival of the ministerial party at Wentworth a cordial address of welcome was presented by the Mayor. In reply. Mr. ABROTT said that it was a great advantage to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MUDGEE, Saturday.—Work has been resumed at the Engine Claim, Canadian, under a new managership…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The enclosed sketch shows what I think is a new method of working ground to which there is not suificient fall to work by means of gravitation. Since making my experiments I hear that ground is washed…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →PROSPECTING AT FORBES—It would seem that the £150O voted for prospecting purposes in the district, is likely to have more results than are usual with votes of the kind. Messrs. Wilkinson and Slee,…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Border Town Gold-mining Company, at the Black Range, at present are busy hauling up washdirt and delivering it to the puddling machine, two shifts of men are now at work, and the washdirt is looking well. There have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Governments of all the Australian colonies have now given in their assent to the suggestions made by Admiral Tryon as to the withholding of supplies or coal from an enemy, regarding…
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