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The warden in Milparinka reported on July 2, to the Department of Mines, that another party at Mount Brown had struck water at a depth of 210ft. Being unable to overcome it, and their means being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The last crushing of the Comet Company on the Palmer River goldfield gave the satisfactory return of 825oz from 390 tons of quartz. Some fine gold has been struck in the adjoining claim, the Hearts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Under-Secretary for Mines has received the following report from Mr. Warden King:— "Milparinka, July 2, 1885. "Sir,—I have the honour to report that during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Walden at Milparinks, writing on the 2nd instant to the Under-Secretary of Miner says: -- "Daring the past month another party at Mount Brown have struck water at a dep[?] of 210 feet,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →About one mile and a half below the Sunny Corner mine is the Nevada Silver Mine, situated on a claim some forty acres in extent, and owned in Sydney by a number of Australian and American gentlemon. It…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Still another addition, and perhaps one of the most enterprising additions, to the list of New South Wales coal-mining enterprises was formally celebrated on Saturday by the opening of the Gladstone Colliery, Katoomba. The…
Continued on Trove, page 132 →WE learn from Melbourne that a special meeting oF share holders in the New Guinea Exploring Company was held on Monday evening for the purpose of discussing the position of the company and ascertaining, if possible, the truth or…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →By tolegram news has been received that the mine has considerably improved. Driving along the course of tho lode is discontinued. The contractors are now sinking on tho underlay in easy country…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →INVERELL, Thursday.—A large party visited the Koh-i-noor Diamond Mine on Wednesday. They inspected the washing operations and the paddock from which the dirt was taken, which has indications…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A fine nugget, weighing 13oz 4dwt, was found last week at the top end of Watts's Gully, near Fisher's claim, by a miner named Playsted. Things are generally quiet. Most of the claims are worked with…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The report ot the Under-Secretary for Mines in Queensland upon the progress of the mining industry during 1884 is on the whole the most satisfactory one which we have seen, as it shows that during a period…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →GUNDAGAI, Friday,--Mr Stattery, who recently took up a 10-acre lease on Mount Parnassus, situated behind the town, and north of Gundagai, where some nice specimens were found last week,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sunny Corner is situated at the head of a deep gully. It is fifteen miles from Rydal, on the Great Western Railway, and twenty-five miles from Bathurst. The new township of Mitchell stands at…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →BRISBANE, Thursday.—It is reported that gold has been found in payable quantities at a place fifty miles from Townsville. The ore resembles that of Mount Morgan…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →It would seem that the" New Guinea Exploring Company of Melbourne" have taken the same view of the alleged discovery as did Captain Strachan— that there is nothing in it. A speoial meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A young man named George Callender yesterday met with a serious accident at the Wallsend Pit. He was using powder at the time, when it by some means communicated with the light in his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The annual report of the Mining Department of New South Wales, for 1884, has been issued. Among other matters published in the summary of its contents by Mr, Harrie Wood, Under-Secretary, the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →ALBURY, Wednesday.—Messrs. Peacock and M'Mahon, the discoverers of the reef at Tallangatta, have had a trial crushing, which resulted in a yield of 10oz 11dwt from 2 tons of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →CARCOAR, Friday,--A discovery of a new silver lode is reported in the vicinity of Gully Swamp, Some prospecting is going on in that neighbourhood. A new reef has been discovered below…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SPECIAL TO CORRESPOITDBNTS.—We are now revising the lists of country correspondents, and ask that all letters sent bear the name in full of each correspondent. The signature is for editorial guidance only…
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