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About three miles east of Emmaville lies the little township of Tent Hill. It occupies a commanding and apparently salubrious position, but there has been an undue amount of enteritic fever in the district. There…
Continued on Trove, page 719 →Over 3lb. weight of gold has been crushed out by mortar in nine days at Jackson's reef. The crashing by mortar continues. One day 7½oz was obtained. This is from Jackson's tribute, immediately behind the blacksmith's…
Continued on Trove, page 715 →Now Novada Silver-mining Company, Limited, Mit[?]hell, April 2:—During the past fortnight I have completed winze; station and sank wiuze to a depth of 15 feet. Formation is of a mixed character, carrying a great amount of minerals,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The desirability of appointing a Royal. Commission to investigate and report upon the present condition of the mining industry of Victoria is (the AGE reports) receiving some attention at…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Two fatal mining accidents were reported at Sandhurst to-day. A miner named Joseph Pryor was knocked off a bucket while ascending the shaft of the New Chum mine yesterday, and…
Continued on Trove, page 715 →SPECIAI.—Correspondents are requested to write on one side of paper only, and to use ink. It is a cruel infliction on editorial eyes and time, and still more cruel to compositors, to place "copy" before them in the form…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →NANA.—A correspondent at Grafton states that it is reported there that Doyne and Denning have discovered a rich gold-bearing reef near to the Nil Desperandum claim, and about a mile from Nana…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Sir,—In your issue of 27th instant appears a telegram from Nowra stating that Mr. Adonis, manager of the Homeward Bound Claim, lodged at the bank 35 oz. of retorted gold, and also that the Hit or Miss Company got…
Continued on Trove, page 718 →The first portion of an important work to coal-miners has recently been issued (a London paper says) by Mr. A. R. Sawyer, Associate of the Royal Society of Mines, and one of her Majesty's inspectors of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CHAPTERS TOWERS.—The Golden Crown claim, Charters Towers, crushed 124 tone for 208oz of gold. BASALTIC G.M. CO.—The manager at Tumberamba reported on March 27:—Tunnel at the 55ft level…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Broken Hill South Silvermining Company, Limited, report for the month ending March 20:—No. 1 Shaft: At present bard sandstone is being passed through,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, Geological Surveyor, has reported to the Minister for Mines on the result of the diamond drill bore at Mount Westmeath, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister for Mines his received a report from Mr. T W. E. David, geological surveyor, in reference to the recent discoveries of coal near Gunnedah. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lone-hand Company, Kingston.—There is nothing new to report in the mine at either shaft. The yield of gold for the week was 500oz. 14dwt. Lord Harry, Kingston.—The pumps have been going without…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mail advices state that the healthy condition of the English tin market is greatly benefiting the Cornish mines by Inducing the investment of outside capital…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LITHGOW, Monday.--With determined perseverance, the operations at the Lithgow Colliery are at last overcoming all obstacles. Through the excess of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nil Desperandum, Gulgong, March 27.—Yield of gold 90z. The Lubra Silver-mining Company, No Liability.—Mining manager telegraphs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →With determined perseverance the operations at the Lithgow colliery are at last overcoming all obstacles. Through an excess of zeal and mistaken judgment on the part of the men, while the manager was away at lunch on Friday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Some excitement has been caused by a report that payable alluvial gold has been discovered at Bartley's Creek, east of Wright's Roof, about 6½ miles from town. About 200 were on the ground early this morning. So far there is no cause…
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