Mining in the New England District
Our Armidale correspondent writes:--During the past two years the mining industry in this district has made rapid headway. The discovery of the Hillgrove…
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Our Armidale correspondent writes:--During the past two years the mining industry in this district has made rapid headway. The discovery of the Hillgrove…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill South Block 5 Co., Limited-- The mine manager reports for week ending June 10:--"Main Engine Shaft:-This, shaft is down 74ft. [?] and the ground is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The project for amalgamation by the coal proprietors is being now very favourably considered. This has been deemed necessary in order to maintain the selling price of coal at a remunerative rate. So far the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEWCASTLE, Sunday.--With regard to the proposed coal trust, which has been mooted for some time, the proposition seems to be increasing in favor. Several of the larger coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The proposition to form a coal trust in this district is received, with great favor. The object of the trust is, to combine all the leading coal proprietors possessing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The prospectus of the Alexandra Syndicate appears in our advertising columns this morning. The mine is on the Palmer goldfield, and, on paper, the prospects look better than is usual…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mining operations yesterday were restricted principally to silver scrip, which in general exhibited a downward tendency in price. Junctions were slightly easier. New Norths opened at 31s., and closed for 29s…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sunny Corner S.M. Co., Limited.-- The secretary, Francis W. King, reports that during the week ending Thursday, June 13, two cupola furnaces and two reverberatory…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ORANGE, Monday.-Some little excitement was caused by the discovery a few days ago of what promises to be a rich gold reef, situated about three miles from the Forest Reefs, and about ten miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CAROOAR, Monday.--It is reported that two brothers who have been prospecting in the vicinity of Cadia for some time past, have Struck rich alluvial gold at Wire Gully. one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WOLLONGONG, This Day.--An inquiry into the cause of the death of the lad Richardson, who died last week from injuries received in Mount Kembla colliery. resulted in a verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BLAYNEY, Tuesday.-The smelting furnace at Blayney Copper Mines is now completed. The first fire was put in the [?]urnace on Friday. It is intended to commence putting ore through the furnace on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →IN a paper recently read at a meeting of the Statistical Society of London, Mr. R. PriceWilliams quoted figures tending to show that, in view of the average increased rate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WOLLONGONG, Monday.--The coal trade in this district has been very brisk since the recent storm. To-day the harbor was so crowded with shipping that the harbor master hoisted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Silver shares were again in a depressed market yesterday, but the inquiry for gold was more brisk than has recently been shown. Broken Hill stock was mostly in demand, but sales were recorded at receding,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ford's Crook A.M. Co., Limited. near Gulgong.--The secretary (Mr. W. Burrell) has received the following report to June 15:--"No. 4 Shaft: Have struck good are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following eales took place this morning at the Exchange:-Silver: Lewis Ponds (contributing), 3s 5d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Tuesday.--A discovery of coal was made at Eagle Farm, near Brisbane, to-day in an artesian bore, which is being put down at a depth of 800ft…
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