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Mr. Beeston, representing a Victorian syndicate, has made arrangements for floating the Burrangong Goldmining Company, which suspended operations about twelve months since owing to the machinery being inadequate to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The gold referred to yesterday as having been brought from New Guinea was the properly of Kerry, one of the members of the Age party, and exports are unanimous in their opinion that it is not Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →From Bega we learn that some splendid specimens of quartz showing heavy gold were exhibited from the Progress and Poverty reef, near Bermagui, about three miles inland from abandoned diggings at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From Warrnambool we learn that several share holders in the Cape Otway Coal Co. have paid an official visit to the scene of the prospecting operations. They report favorably of the prospects, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Friday.—The sixth monthly cleaning up of the New Era crushing took place on Saturday. The yield was 273oz, which is the highest return by about 20oz yet obtained from this claim, the April…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The market was disturbed on Tuesday, and very few sales were effected. Band and Albion Consols had most animation, but in a backward degree, the report being that the stone at the northern end of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Lamson, a miner working at the Cooperative pit, Wallsend, while at his work yesterday, was caught by a "skip," and had his thigh broken. Dr. Nash at once did all that was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Mines Department have instructed the inspector at Sandhurst to commence proceedings against a well-known mining company there for a breach of the Mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ever since New Guinea was brought prominently before the notice of the public by the action of Queensland in planting a flag at Port Moresby, and taking possession of the island in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Some splendid specimens of quartz showing heavy gold were exhibited here from the Progress, and Poverty reef, near Bennagui, about three miles inland from abandoned diggings at Montreal. The specimens are from a 4-inch…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →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."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAGGA WAGGA, Wednesday.—With reference to the bar of gold from the New Rangatira mine, the mining manager reports that he has snet it to Sydney for assay, and it is expeoted to give a return of £700…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →THE Tasnianian Gold-mining Co.'s amalgam gave 238oz of retorted gold or an average of a little under loz 5dwt 14gr per ton. A. dividend of 4s per share has been declared, and the sum of £300 placed to the reserve fund. The Florence…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →A novel experiment (in this country at least) is being made by the proprietors of the Gladstone Coalmine, Wentworth Falls. They have erected a wire suspension tramway under the direction of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →1.—NUMBER ONE QUARRY. 2.—THE DAM. 3.—NUMBER ONE BATTERY OF STAMPERS. 4.—NUMBER ONE TUNNEL. 5.—NUMBER TWO TUNNEL. 6.—BELOW NUMBER TWO TUNNEL…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Blayney corespondent wired on Wednesday:—I paid a visit to-day to the Great Blayney Co.'s mine. In the Errol mine satisfactory progress is being made. In Marks's shaft at the 260ft level the drive is south…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The ten deepest shafts in Victoria on the 31st March were—(1) Magdala Company, Stawell, 2409ft; (2) Lansell's 180 mine, Sandhurst, 2041ft; (3) Viotory and Pandora Company, Sandhurst, 2000ft; (4)…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →WE learn by telegraph from Gundagai that a reef has been discovered on Mr. B. Ross' property at Five-mile Creek. A rush set in there on Tuesday morning. The stone looks promising, gold being very line. Should it turn out well it…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The gradual decline of gold-mining in this colony is not entirely due to the scarcity of the precious metal. True, many of the fields opened during the last seven or eight years have been disappointing. Temora,…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →With regard to the underground workings of Lansell's No. 180 mine, on the New Chum line of reef, Sandhurst, it is bottomed at 2022ft. About a year ago the Mining Department insisted upon the…
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