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Mrs. Clarke, an old resident of Launceston, wits found dead in a kneeling position. There is excitement over the report of the discovery of galena in the Silver King Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In connection with the death of John Thomas Tresidder, who was killed by a gas explosion in the South Bulli Colliery, an inquest was commenced at Woonoona, before the Coroner, Mr. C. F. Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH, Thursday.--Mr. Alexander Forrest has just returned from the Southern Cross mine. He considers it the best gold mine in Australia, and is now urging the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hitherto it had been each man for his neighbor, and God for their acknowledged protector; but now it was every one for himself, and frequent laments, first from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →One of the most singular gold and silver mines perhaps to be seen in the country is that recently discovered and now being prospected, known as the Diggers'' Headland, situated at Woolgoolga, a…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →At one time, and not long ago, great expectations were indulged in that large antimony mines would be opened up in the Grafton district but owing to the great fall in the price of this metal…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The secretary of the Broken-hill Junction North Silver-mining Company, Limited, sends us the following correction of a rumor that has been current concerning a proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation representing the Moe Coal Company to-day asked the Premier of Victoria that some consideration should be shown them in their efforts to develop the mine. Mr. Munro informed them that he…
Continued on Trove, page 1174 →THE directors of the Koh-i[?]noor mine, Parkes, have declared a dividend of £20 per share, as the result of the first crushing. FROM Silverton we learn that at Appolyon…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →The Blade Mountain Proprietary Silver-mining Company, No liability, capital £250,000, was floated in Sydney about the middle of last year. On the directorate (as per prospectus) appear the names of…
Continued on Trove, page 1174 →A recent visitor to the Apollyon Gully claims reports that the only claim on which really good work is being done is one of 13½a, named the Tom Thumb. Here there are three men at work upon…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →With the understanding that accommodation for the Mining and Geological Museum connected with, the Mines Department would be provided in the additional rooms now being added to the Lands…
Continued on Trove, page 1174 →R. M. (Kangai'oo Valley).—The sample forwarded is decomposed diorite. It is of no value. IRON BARK (Gilgunnia).—No. I is quartz only. It may possibly carry gold, but requires assay to…
Continued on Trove, page 1161 →Seams ot coal have been Known for something, like half a century. They crop out all round the bases of the lower hills which fringe the shores of the Gulf of Tonguin. One of the seams is 180ft…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →THE Government geologist at Adelaide on Wednesday received the following telegram from Leigh's Creek:-" Struck a seam of coal at 1496ft Sin.; bored into it 8ft.; still in coal." Leigh's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In addressing his constituents at Sunny Corner the other day, the Minister for Mines, Mr. Sydney Smith, said with regard to the cancellation of leases that by his action a large amount of land…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Block 10 is looking remarkably well, and the stopes are yielding an equal quantity of high-grade kaolin and. galena. A steam pump for taking water from the winzes below the 465ft. level is now being fixed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1174 →[?]or the first time since the week ending March 14 silver shares during the week have shown a downward tendency (judged by aggregate values). Proprietary have lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Tumut correspondent, writing under date May. 18, says: At the warden's court in Adelong last week Martin Kenny made an application before Mr. Warden Weeks for Suspension…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Near a place called. Coraki, which is situated on the Richmond River at almost the extreme north of the colony; jusj at the point where the north and south arms of that river junction, coal has…
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