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MUDGEE, Saturday.—Mr. S. Blackman, of Cooyal, about ten miles from Mudgee, has discovered a quartz reef on his private property, and is having it tested. It looks promising. Good alluvial was got in the vicinity ten years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The yield for the week of the Working Miners mine was 79oz. BALLARAT, SATURDAY. New North Clunes Company, Clunes.—Satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A dispatch from Ponty-pridd, Wales, reported that a terrible colliery explosion occurred at the Ferndale pit, near there, about four hundred miners being entombed. A later dispatch said that twelve dead…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alexandra Hill Gold-mining Company, No Liability, Charters Towers, Queensland.—The managing director, under date 25th instant, telegraphed as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BALLARAT.—The share market on Friday was rather quiet, owing to a scarcity of several stocks, but the value of shares was not much affected. Berry No. 1 had a good demand, and sales up to 94s…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Sunday.--With reference to the application of the Bird in Hand Gold-mining Company, the Commissioner of Crown Lands stards that the regulations under the Mining…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nil Desperandum, Gulgong, January 16.—Main drive extended 3 feet; [?] from engine shaft, 102 feet, Limestone boulders still in face. Have commenced raising washdirt from whipshaft, which prospects very well; about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Five bags of specimens from adjoining claims on the Croydon field the assayer reports to be eminently satisfactory. The Iguana claim gave 6oz. 10dwt. 16gr. of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane, Tuesday.—Fire parcels of stone from five of the adjoining claims on the new Croydon goldfield, about 100 miles from Normanton, have been assayed, and gave an average return at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →This morning, at a meeting of the Lambton miners now on strike, it was resolved that a record of all levies imposed upon members of the union be kept, the same to be charged to those men working at non-union collieries when they apply…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Neilson (Wallsend mine), Croft (Brown's and Duckenfield colleries), and T. Crondace and Alexander Ross, chairman and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In visiting the great centre of the coal trade of the Southern hemisphere, at the present time, one seldom hears any conversation carried on which does not contain some allusion to the Lambton Colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On December 15, the case of "Baron" Grant came before the London Bankruptcy Court in regard to the purchase of the Crookshank Tin Mines in Australia for company purposes. The baron, it appears, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A new coal-cutting machine has been tested in the Allerton Collieries, near Woodlesford (Eng.). All the coal was at one time hauled by horse to the bottam of the shaft; now that work is done by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prince of Wales and Old Poverty Company, Tarnagulla.—Eastern drive extended 7ft. for the week; total from chamber 93ft. The ground passed through has been very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ravenswood Silver-mining Company, Limited.--The mining manager reports, under date January 16, as follows:--160ft. level, south. The contractors have now driven a total distance of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →EUDUNDA, S.A. January 21.—A very rich reef of gold has been discovered on Mr. Broad's farm, near Robertstown. Experts consider that it will yield over 5oz to the ton. Another discovery of silver is also reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day a deputation from the Managers' Association of the northern district coalfield, consisting of Mr. Croudace, chairman of the Managers' Association; Mr. Alex. Ross. Newcastle Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adelaide, Tuesday.—With reference to the application of the Bird-in-Hand Gold-mining Company, the Commissioner for Crown Lands said that the regulations under the Mining Act passed last session…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After a careful and unbiased investigation of the circumstances attending the strike at the Lambton Colliery, I am convinced that the miners committed a serious error in refusing the…
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