Palmer River Goldfield
Said a Maytown correspondent on May 25:—Although excessive dulness has been the order for some considerable time, there are evident signs of awakening, and reef-holders are taking heart and…
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Gold on Kangaroo Island
Adelaide, Friday.âFair specimens of gold continue to be found on Kangaroo Island…
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The return of [?] of the Forest Creek Wattle Gully Co for the past fortnight is satisfactory, as the stone has given on average of between 4dwt and 5dwt per ton. At the 450ft level, a trial will be made…
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BRAIDWOOD, Thursday.--The escort leaves here to-morrow with 629ozs as follows:--Moruya, 215oz; Araluen, 312oz; Braidwood, 102oz. All of this is sent by the Bank of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Under the Coal Act. Prosecutions Foe Short Weight
Mr. James W. Evans, inspector of weights and measures, prosecuted in the following cases on Thursday on the summons side of the Central Police Court, before Mr. O'Malley Clarke, S.M.:—John Acton…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Nowra
The Yalwal Goldfields are looking up again. A parcel of 500 tons stone crashed by the Homeward Bound Company has yielded 500oz. gold. The mine is still looking well. ADELONG, THURSDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Department of Public Works and Mines, Brisbane, 4th June, 1885. to Contractors and Others. New Public Offices, Brisbane
TENDERS will be received at this Office until 4 o'clock p m. on FRIDAY, the 7th August, from persons willing to contract for the Erection of New Public Offices at Brisbane. Tenders to be endorsed "New Public Offices, Brisbane."…
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NOWRA, Friday.—The Yalwal goldfield is looking up again. A parcel of 500 tons stone crushed by the Homeward Bound Company has yielded 500cz gold. The mine is still looking well…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining News. Coal Mining Near Wollongong
WOLLONGONG, Saturday.—The Broker's Nose Coal-mining Co. is now pushing on the work very rapidly. It has opened out a drive, and constructed a portion of the line to meet the Illawarra railway…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Mining News. Coal Near Orange
ORANGE, Wednesday.—A seam of coal has been discovered in the vicinity of Keenan's Bridge, and it is thought will be worth working. A company is being promoted with that object…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Mining News. Watts's Gully Goldfield
ADELAIDE, Saturday.—A nugget was found on Thursday by Watts and Boursier at Watta'a Gully Goldfield weighing 22oz. It is pronounced to be the best specimen yet found in the colony. In addition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ascot Gold Cap
LONDON, June 18.—The race for the Ascot Gold Cup was run for to-day, with, the following result:—The Gold Cap, value 1000 sovs, given from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Items
THE crushing of stone from the new reef at Tarcutta has been commenced, and about 10 tons have passed through, the battery, with an estimated yield of from 15dwt. to 1oz. to the ton…
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The claim which Mr. Grives sets up to having been the first to point out that gold and metalliferous ores occur in shoots, and to have discovered an invariable direction and dip which these shoots take, in…
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The multifarious duties which the Minister for Mines has undertaken to superintend render the supervision involved in the management of the Mining Department, an absolute farce in Mr. Abbott's…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mining at Temora
Introduced by Mr. Gerald Spring. M.L.A[?] deputation, consisting of Messrs. Paul Bagley, William Rivers, and A. M[?] waited upon the Under-Secreatary for Mines, Mr. Harrie Wood, yesterday morning, to ask that £500—the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining at Mount Brown
Mr. Warden King's report for the month of May with respect to mining in the Milparinka district states that not much gold has been raised from the new deep sinking at Mount Brown, the miners who have struck the lead being…
Continued on Trove, page 1303 →MINING Tent Hill. JUNE 8
In my notes this week I intend to give you an account of and the progress made in testing the various leases taken up in the district for silver-mining purposes. The most important work has been done at the Little Plant, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1280 →Coal Ship Ashore. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide
The vessel which was reported to have gone ashore at Point Marsden, on Monday, is the Fanny M., of 700 tons, bound for Wallaroo from, Newcastle, with over 1000 tons of coal. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →News from the Colonial Goldfields. (The latest information concerning mining shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Reports.) New South Wales
PARKES.—Reefing: Our correspondent writes, Philip's new reef on the Bushman's Hill crushed 2oz per ton, Mr. Haselhurst's last crushing gave a return of 522oz from 106 tons stone. Several other trial…
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