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Mr. T. T. Wilton, of the Lithgow Coal Association, stated to-day that the coal trade at present is very brisk. Unfortunately, full advantage cannot be taken owing to a sufficient supply of hoppers and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A communication has been received from Melbourne that the company's costs in the Block 14 rates case, which the Broken Hill municipality has to pay, amount to a trifle over 62000, independent…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A deposit of brown coal on thr Werribee Park Estate, near Laverton, is proving of great thickness. The bore is now down a depth of 460ft. and has not yet passed through the seam of brown coal which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The monthly police escort took 707oz. 2dwt. 9gr. of gold to Tarago. The continued dry weather is retarding the ground-sluicers, but all the dredges have ample water for operations…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The activity of copper and lead companies must be ascribed to the news of a substantial improvement in the metal market. Barrier scrip however is not plentiful, and this has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Upon receipt of the cablegram mentioned last week by the manager of the Sydney Harbour Collieries Company (Mr. Rae), from the London board of directors, approving of a recommendation made by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The market on the Sydney Exchange yesterday was uniformly quiet, the record of business being represented by a dozen sales. Chillagoe, as a result of steady selling and a cessation of orders from London, had a sharp…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →By the E. and A. Co.'s steamer Australian, Which arrived at Port Darwin on Sunday from Hongkong, was a box of gold shipped by the English and Scottish Bank, valued at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The mining registrar at Heidelberg reports time the party who recently struck it rich at the Starlight mine, near Upper Diamond Creek, cleaned up 10 12 tons for 144oz. of gold. The lode…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The circumstances connected with the death of Percy William Graham (16), lately residing at King-street. Newtown, and who was found dead in bed at Mr. M'Creeth's residence in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., held a magisterial inquiry into the cause of death of a young man named Percy William Graham, who was found dead in bed at the residence of some friends at Young-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Wallaroo mines this morning John Head, aged 65, was working in Taylor shaft, barring down the rock. Being unable to move the stone, he commenced to loosen the stuff…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The second annual meeting of the Araluen Central Gold Dredging Company, N.L., was held at Vickery-chambers, Pitt-street, yesterday. Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P., presided. There was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--The directors of Hannan's Block 45 received the following cable from London to-day,:--"Amalgamation confirmed by shareholders. Purchase should be…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In his report from Newcastle, Mr. R. B. W[?] that the collieries have been kept fairly well at work, and with the tonnage now listed to arrive to load the prospects of business for the next two months are good. There has…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →INVERELL, Tuesday.—Matters connected with mining in this district are taking a decided improvement, and it is hoped that soon the various industries will have fully recovered from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Government Geologist reports having received from tho conservator of water samples of carbonaceous shale and coal from a bore at Lake Phillipson. The shale was taken from three…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Kalgurli main shaft is down 1050ft. A small rich telluride vein entered the shaft at 100[?]ft., and passed out at 1017ft. The treatment plant is running well…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The quantity of Victorian gold actually received at the Melbourne Mint during January was 48,777 fine ounces, or 52,523 gross ounces. Shipments of gold from Melbourne by the R.M.S…
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