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A report that alluvial gold had been discovered as Fitzgerald's Valley, about 10 miles north-east from Blayney, caused a rush to that locality last week. There are any number of men on the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A miraculous escape from death is reported from the Chiltern Valley (Vic.) Mine. Two men, Thomas Peal, aged 30, and Andrew M'Millan, were being lowered downs shaft when something went wrong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To meet the growing demand for reliable information in connection with mineral discoveries, the proprietors of the Mail have arranged for the services of a competent assayer and mineral expert, who…
Continued on Trove, page 147 →A report from Kalgoorlie on the 7th instant stated that at the Ivanhoe Great Boulder, Hannan's Star, Lake View. Consols. Kalgoorlie, and I.O.U. mines crushing, pumping, and other operations were being…
Continued on Trove, page 148 →Some trouble has arisen between the wheelers and manager at Stockton colliery. From inquiries made amongst the wheelers it would appear that they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, January 6.—The annual congress of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was opened at Leicester yesterday. Mr. B. Pickard, M.P., the president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The yield of gold for the three or four mining areas in the immediate district of Albury for 1896 has been fairly maintained (says the "Border Post"). At Bulgandra the gold won for the year…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →BRISBANE, Monday.—It is stated that one of the questions the Mining Commission will inquire into will be the operations of the mining labor conditions of the colony as compared with those…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The following report has been made by Mr. J. B. Jaquet, of the Government geological staff, concerning the recently discovered argentiferous copper lode, situated upon the bank of the Wollomombi…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →ALBURY, Monday.—At the Warden's Court on Saturday a point of great importance to miners cropped up in a case of Henry Arblaster v. J. H. Finlayson, J. W. Eastburne, and George…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bromide.—The ground sample assays : Gold, 1dwt. 7 grains per ton: silver, 1dwt. 7 grains per ton. D. A. C. (Himalaya Plains). — The sample forytirded assays : Gold, 2dwt. per ton ; silver, 1dwt. 6 grains per…
Continued on Trove, page 152 →WOLLONGONG, Saturday.—A rather slack week has been experienced in connection with the southern coal trade. This, in the main, is due to the slow demand for coal, but unfortunately other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shipping operations were carried on with much briskness at Wollongong to-day. The steamer Allowrie left for Ulladulla. The Albatross left with 110 tons for Botany; the Loch Lee, with 375 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Among causes that have led to the recent surprising increase in the world's gold production, improved methods of treating ores stand foremost in importance. The stamp mill and concentrator have…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The appointment by the Minster for Mines of Mr. O'Connell as Chairman of the Mining Commission has not given entire satisfaction to the other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Transvaal Executive has promised Mr. Barney Barnato, the well-known mine-owner, that it will assist in supplying labour for the mines on the Rand, in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, January 15.—The Transvaal Executive has promised Mr. Barney Barnato, the well-known mine-owner, that it will assist in obtaining an adequate supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Lady Jersey Mine is situated in a rugged and picturesque part of the ranges lying on the eastern verge of the New England Tableland. It is about eight miles from Drake, and Long…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wyalong Statistics.—The following are the mining statistics of the Wyalong Gold Field for 1896: Footscray, 633 tons of stone, for 3311oz of gold; Neeld's Chlorination Works, from the start…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →NEWCASTLE, Saturday.—A deputation from the wheelers waited upon Mr. M'Auliffe, the manager of the Stockton mine to-day, and stated that all the wheelers except three had given in a…
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