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THE newly-discovered goldfield on the Wilson : River, New Zealand, promises to prove rich in curiosities, if not in gold. One nugget picked up in the river, weighing over an once, has mark, d…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →At the Junction North so far everything is going along smoothly and well. The furnaces are working in a satisfactory manner. It is calculated from a large pile of disulphated sandstone lying on…
Continued on Trove, page 211 →Tumut.—January 20: A find is reported at Lobb's Hole, on the river, where a nugget is said to have been found by a miner named Walters, weighing 15oz. There are about 100 men on the…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--A sad mining accident occurred in the North Old Chum minor Bendigo, to-day. Two men named John Grant and James Quick put in a charge at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Probably the boldest and most stupendous undertaking that is associated with Jay Gould's name was the attempt made in 1869 to lock up all of the gold in this country in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,-The present fearful depression in trade iu this country finds a parallel in the period antecedent to 1851, and my object in trespassing upon your space is to indicate the possibility of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. W. Hackett telegraphs from Rockley: The Bunnarnagoo rush has turned out a failure. The men shifted from the first paddock into another, and it is reported that about 100 holes…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of shareholders in the Mortgage Guarantee and Mercantile Finance Corporation of New South Wales, Limited, was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A start has been made at Block 10 Mine to erect sulphide works. The foundations are being got out at the foot of the hill, and work is being pushed on as fast as possible. The plant will be…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Peak Hill Proprietary Mine has completed a crushing at the Crown battery of 224 tons of stone from the large lode in the tunnel for an average of 4dwt per ton. The return is considered…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →You may remember that in the very beginning I spoke of having had to relate my share of these adventures many times. Now in all my telling, which has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →A correspondent writes, in explanation of a report of a trial crushing sent by the Vermont Company, as follows:--"The trial crushing got out by the Kapai was worth £13…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--On Monday morning a start will be made to run the British Blocks concentrators continuously. Until now only one shift of men has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The latest crushings at Swamp Oak gave the following results Little:-- Tichborne, 10oz. 15dwt. from 10 tons stone; Rising Moon, 74oz. from 84 tons; Queen of Sheba,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Friday Night.--A disastrous colliery explosion has occurred at Tokod, a small town in Hungary. The colliery took fire, and 130 men…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday Night.--Broken-hill Proprietary shares are quoted at £4 5s, ex dividend. Large purchases of shares have been made, and a rise in their price is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WOLLONGONG, Saturday.—A mass meeting of the miners of Illawarra was held at Wollongong to-day. The chairman of the council of the union presided. Resolutions were carried…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The directors of the Kangarilla Silver-mining Company, S.A., have appointed Mr. Womble, the American mining expert, to visit and report upon the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Despatches to hand give particulars of a terrible colliery explosion which has occurred at Tokov, in Hungary. After the explosion the colliery took fire, and a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Monday.-At the North Old Chum Mine, Bendigo, John Grant and James Quick fired a shot in the stopes over the 1000ft level on Friday. They tried the ground overhead with an…
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