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ADELONG, Wednesday.—The following important letter, dated May 30, was received late last night by the Progress Committee from the Department of Mines:—"Referring to your letter, re resumption of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For a considerable time past rumours have been current that silver abounded in quantity in the Cookbundoon ranges. The resulted of several assays having proved that are rich in silver was to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon of THURSDAY, the 11th instant, for Plumbers' Work at the Sheep Quarantine, Randwick. Specification can be seen on application at this Office, or to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Friday.—The new Victorian Coal Company at Cape Patterson cut a coal seam 2ft 9in thick, at a depth of 102ft, with a diamond drill, on Saturday. A seam was cut in the same bore 1ft 2in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Company promoters are ready to give fancy prices for "nuggety" specimens saved from the early workings of celebrated claims. It is wonderful how the exhibition of such specimens assists the ficating of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Party which left Warrnambool to visit the Cape Otway Forest, reports that there is a well-detined seam of coal 2ft thick. Four slips of coal have been crossed, each improving on the other as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART, Thursday.—The Mount Bischoff Tinmining shares quoted at a high rate—buyers £47. Information has been received of an alleged extensive discovery of tin between Campbelltown and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon of THURSDAY, the 11th instant, for Plumbers' Work at the Sheep Quarantine, Randwick. Specification can be seen on application at this Office, or to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the quarter ending March 31 the Acting-Seoretary for Mines, Mr. C. W. Langtree, reports:— The first quarter of 1885 shows a falling-off in the yield of gold, as compared with its immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →"Gulielmus" says that "he has examined hundreds of mines, and never detected heat in a rock distant from a mineral vein," and that, "but if any miner wishes to sit down he places a piece of wood under him,…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mr. Joseph Morgan, mining manager, reported on May 30 by wire:—"Contractors completed 47ft. Galens lode come in 6in wide."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There has been a lockout at the South Waratah Colliery. A few days ago a new brakesman, was appointed. It is alleged that the miners' lives were almost sacrificed in an accident…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →HOBART, Thursday.—A party of miners working on the King River are reported to have got 32oz of gold in ten days…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our Adelonlg correspondent wires that several of the Gap claims will begin crashing on Monday, at the reefer machine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A correspondent of the Melbourne HERALD said:— I believe I can tell to a certainty who discovered Golden Point. I landed in this country in june, 1851, ship John Knox. In July, Hiscock found gold at…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →In alluvial tin-mining matters cannot be said to be bright, although the events of the week—viz., striking tin in the Chance Company's ground—will have the tendency to encourage the many parties who are prospecting in the hope…
Continued on Trove, page 1176 →Mr. J. P. Abbott, Minister of Mines, ia much better, and his rheumatic pains are almost gone; but it is uncertain when he can travel, owing to the danger of a relapse…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →ADELONG.—Telegrams report that Wilson and Ritchie have crushed 12 tons of stone from Perkins and Woods's claim at Gibralter fo' 25oz 12dwt. This was from the 30ft level tons from Barbour…
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