Gold in New Guinea
The schooner Ivanhoe, which arrived yesterday from British New Guinea, brings news of a fresh discovery of gold. The find was made some three months ago by a…
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Drake Mining District
The following is the report of Mr. W. H. J. Slee, F.G.S., Chief Inspector of Mines, on the Drake district, as furnished to the department: "I do myself the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Items. The Colliery Troubles. the Waratah Strike. More Reductions Threatened
Newcastle, Tuesday.—Matters in the coal trade are again assuming a serious aspect. About a fortnight ago the miners of the Waratah Colliery were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining News. New South Wales
BLAYNEY, Monday.—Sherlock and party brought into town 24oz of gold, being the result of 12 tone of quartz from their claim on M'Phillamy's Hill, King's Plains,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parkes Mining. a Want of Water
PARKES, Monday.—The Phoenix Tributors cleaned up to-day 65 loads for 175oz 10dwt of gold. The results were anxiously awaited by the mining community…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle News. Affairs at the Mines. Police Court Cases. NEWCASTLE
Michael Cullen, arrested on Saturday, charged with stealing two cases of whisky from the Great Britain Hotel, was before the police court yesterday morning and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Coal Trade. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle
The second deputation appointed to meet Mr. Keightley, the general manager of the Newcastle Coa1-mining Company, to ascertain if he would withdraw the proposed reduction in the hewing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wyalong Goldfield. the Price of Water Doubled. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) West Wyalong
On the Victoria line of reef Slade and party, who recently had a crushing, are putting down a Eitn shaft in their Prince of Wales claim. They are now 60ft. deep. On the same line Klink and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Western Australian Goldfields. Another Rich Find. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Coolgardie
Another good find of rnef gold has been made in the Mount Margaret district. The prospectors have brought in 213oz. of gold, dollied from 500lb. of stone; also, a bag of specimens from the reef,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The West Australian Goldfields. Specimens From the Austral Asia North. the Ivanhoe Battery
COOLGARDIE, Monday.--Some splendid specimens have been brought in from the Australasia North mine, near Bardock. The specimens were taken from the 20ft…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wyalong Goldfield. Work on the Claims
WYALONG, Monday.--At Shannon's battery Welcome Stranger stone is still going through. At Gough's No. 2 battery Beckus and party crushed five tons for 100oz., and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Trade. the Northern Collieries
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--Dr. Robertson, one of the directors of the Waratah Coal Company, and the colliery manager met the Waratah miners in a body yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Hospital. the Coal Miners' Support
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—At a meeting of the Hetton miners' lodge it was unanimously resolved to withdraw their support from the Newcastle Hospital, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Southern Collieries
BULLI, Tuesday.--For the month of February 39,035 tons of coal were shipped front Ports Kembla and Bellambi, an increase as compared with January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colliery Troubles. Meeting of Miners. the Reduction of Wages
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The Waratah miners on Tuesday met Dr. Robertson and the colliery manager, and the reductions in the wages were discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Southern Collieries. Threatened Reductions
WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—The Mount Kembla Colliery last week gave notice of a reduction in the hewing rate to 1s 9d per ton, or 3d below the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fossicking Without Miners' Rights
QUEANBEYAN, Tuesday.--Summonses have been issued by the warden's bailiff hero to about a dozen gold fossickers who have been working without miners' rights…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gilgandra Gold Field
A report from the warden's clerk at Albury on the Gilgandra Gold Field (which is situated about 40 miles from Albury) states that there were about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Intelligence
A moderate amount of business was done in the Mining market yesterday, and silver companies showed a little improvement. Block 10 shares sold np to 13s, Central at 6s 11d, and Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining Telegrams
COWRA, Tuesday.--Dane, Perry, and party finished washing up at Binnie yesterday, getting 78oz. out of 183 loads. Several other parties are busy washing, and will finish…
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