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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The entire depth of the shaft in Mr. G. Lansell's 180 mine is 2040ft; they put in a crosscut at a depth of 2000ft to the east, and have succeeded in discovering a new reef, or the formation about 40ft from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →It was discovered on the 9th inst. that a dast attempt had been made by some evil-disposed person to increase the difficulty of extinguishing the fire in the Lithgow mine. One of the stoppings had been deliberately opened some…
Continued on Trove, page 823 →NEWCASTLE, Friday. --The Lambton miners met as usual this morning, and Mr. C. E. Jones, M.P., was present and expressed his sympathy with the men in the straggle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IMPORTANT DISCOVERY OF ALLUVIAL GOLD.—Great excitement has been caused among misers and others in Stawell (Vic.) by the discovery of gold made at Stawell West Flat by the Government Tiffen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A young community is oftentimes like a child. It is quickly attracted, has little staying power, and is quickly repelled by the first disappointment. So has it apparently been with the South Coast proclaimed gold area, on which…
Continued on Trove, page 823 →The following telegram is from Mr. W. Mather, and dated Fremantle,.April 8:—"Forty-two [?]unces were obtained in one day by two men at the Kimberley gold fields. Six hundred and fifty [?]unces of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →At a meeting of the Lambton miners on the 9th instant a letter was read from Mr. Binney, secretary to the Associated Masters, in reply to a request from the miners' delegates, asking for a…
Continued on Trove, page 823 →Mr. Warden King, writing from Milparinka on April 2 to the Under-Secretary for Mines, gives the following items of news:—Nothing further has transpired with reference to the hoped-for discovery of silver at Wompah. About 21…
Continued on Trove, page 823 →MELBOURNE Friday.--Mr. J. James, the Acting Minister for Mines, has resigned his seat in the Cabinet. He considers his chances of unseating Mr. Murphy for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Friday.--Captain Crocombe, of the Koh-i-noor Gold-mine, Kangaroo Island, bas come over to Adelaide, and reports the prospects of the mine to be very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GYMPIE, Friday.--The crushing from the Ellen Harkin's claim was 480 tons for 490oz. smelted gold. Nos. three and four North Glamaire, 1274 tons yielded 2600oz…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →If the following memorandum iassued by the UnderSecretary for Mines to the wardens of goldfields throughout the colony is acted on, as the case should be, an awakening of speculative leaseholders ought…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The barque Westeria has been placed on the berth at Fremantle to convey passengers to the Kimberley Goldfields. Great excitement prevails throughout the colony relative to the news of the gold discovery. The party who…
Continued on Trove, page 823 →Matters remain, dormant at the Morning Star Reef, so far as the introduction of capital is concerned. The claim was purchased by Mr. Culhane, and some tributers have been employed. There has been a crushing, stone having…
Continued on Trove, page 823 →In answer to a request by Mr. James, Acting Minister of Mines in Victoria, concerning what could be done by a commission of inquiry, Mr. J. P. Dunstan, president of the Miners' Association,…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →SPECIAL.—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 pince "copy " before them in the form…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The monthly escort left yesterday with 693oz. gold, 323oz. of which came through the local branch, of the Commercial Bank here. NUNDLE, FRIDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →THE miners at the new goldfield in the Kimberley district urge that no one should go there without six mouths' provisions and horses, or plenty of money, on account of the fact that the diggings are 370 miles distant from centres of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →(The latest information concerning mining shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Reports.) NEW SOUTH WALES. PARKES.—The news from this quarter is conflicting…
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