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Mining pursuits having obtained such magnitude and importance in the colony, and reliable information respecting them being so much sought by the public, we have engaged the services of a gentleman who will…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The picture published herewith is a likeness of one of the best known and ablest mining managers in the colony. While there are urifortunately numbers of persons employed as mining…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Mr. A. Montgomery, M.A., Geological Surveyor, writing of the Mount Zeehan and Mount Dundas silver fields, says: From the rugged and heavily-timbered nature of the country it will…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →According to the official returns compiled by the ruining department, says the Age, the total yield of gold in tho colony of Victoria last year was 588,560oz., being a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In the 'outpost' town of Caledonia, in the year eighteen hundredand seventy-four, the inhabitants turned night into day, and day into night…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →The Morwell mine was closed to-day, the Government having intimated their refusal to give the price for coal hitherto paid…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LITHGOW, Monday.--A meeting of the western miners is being called for the purpose of hearing the report of the two delegates who were sent by the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Six vessels were cleared at the Customs on Saturday for various ports outside this colony, taking away 7133 tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALBURY, Sunday.--Wilson and party, of Nine mile Reserve, who lately obtained an excellent yield of nearly 7oz of gold to the to[?] have decided to get out four tons of similar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A considerable reduction in the value of leading Broken Hill surip took place on Saturday, but transactions were limited, holders evidently expecting a reaction. Block 10 cased to £13 10s, Centrals to £6 4s 6d;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Oakey Creek Gold-mining Co:—[?]north driven 30ft, small quartz veins showing in face; main crosscut cut south, reef 18in thick; prospect of fine gold…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NO visitor to Melbourne should fail to visit the eternal city of Ballarat. Let him hasten there the first opportunity and remain a week or month or until he cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gold! gold! gold! Everywhere gold! Men's hearts are sold And wedded to gold;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The directors of the Newcastle Wallsend Coal Company in their report for the half-year ended December 31,1890, state:-- "Notwithstanding the interruption to business caused by the labor…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A change of some importance came in in the face of the west crosscut 400ft. level, Central mine, a day or two ago. The face was in garnet sandstone, and this has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Control, South, and Junction serip continued to weaken in value yesterday. The decrease was most noticeable in Central shares, which changed hands in large numbers at prices ranging from £6 1s to £5 14s…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--For the fortnight which ended on Saturday last the pits in the district on the whole worked very well, Wallsend, however, being the only one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lady Jersey Mine, Chandler's Creek.--The mine manager reports under date January 10:--"Drove tunnel 14ft. 6in.; total, 157ft. 6in. Strata same as last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEWCASTLE, Monday.--The Sea-pit miners have adopted the following minute from the miners' committee of management:-- "That the Great Northern Lodge be suspended until…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Mines Department received a telegram this morning from Mr. George Maunsell, the warden at Wyndham, announcing a new gold rush in that district…
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