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Advertising : 81 wordsBusiness of all kinds is dull here; but like most bush localities we shall, doubtless, renew our activity as soon as this terrible dry winter has passed over. Brann and Mitchell report from Foley's reef, Bowling Alley Point, as follows:— ...
Article : 594 wordsMessrs. Perkins, Dear, and party are rapidly carrying forward the tail-race to their alluvial claim at M'Pherson's Creek, near Tumut. The party expect to be ready to commence sluicing in about five months hence. The ...
Article : 231 wordsTo 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 will examine or assay ...
Article : 182 wordsThe escort left the Cumberland Goldfield for Croydon yesterday with 5891oz. of gold, including 3105oz. from Georgetown. Sales of Mount Morgan, shares were made to-day to £16 10s. on terms. Considerable transactions ...
Article : 340 wordsA party of visitors, which included Messrs. Ewing, Matheson, and Cook, Ms.L.A., arrived in town by train last week, on a tour of inspection through the mines of the locality, and in which they are interested. White Rock ...
Article : 193 wordsMining matters are stirring. Mr. Anderson's visit and reports nave been of use in that miners have prospected Coorangoora Flat, near Upper Bingera, and have found payable gold, but the wall is troublesome. The Bingera Flat is ...
Article : 167 wordsAt New Sandhurst good progress has been made, at the Young Australian timbering the shaft on the reef. At this property the company intend sinking a main shaft. They nave upwards of 80 tons up. At the Homeward Bound they ...
Article : 333 wordsA meeting of shareholders of the Day Dawn Goldmining Company, Little River, was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday afternoon. There was a good attendance. The articles of association prepared by the ...
Article : 108 wordsAt the new gold find, 10 miles from Purnamoota, the main reef is very donned, and can be followed for a length of several claims. The outcrop is composed of quartzite, showing, when broken, a quantity of copper ore, and this a ...
Article : 1,139 wordsA telegram from Katherine states that the battery recently brought up is almost completed, but the owners refuse to crush, unless each, claim guarantees 2000 tons and gives a fifth sleeping interest, and pays £2 per ton ...
Article : 1,043 wordsThe continued drought is having a very serious effect on the mining industry in the various parts of the district. Miners are almost at a standstill, as they have already accumulated large quantities of wash dirt at grass, for the ...
Article : 173 wordsThe inquiry re the charge of tampering with the books of the mining registrar was resumed on Monday last although it was admitted on the previous Saturday that no tampering with the books had occurred, and that all the alleged ...
Article : 658 wordsI was shown by Mr. W. W. Millett a nice sample of retorted gold, weighing 9oz. 18dwts., obtained from the Big Nugget Gold-mining Company. This gold was taken from quartz picked up here and there and not on the main ...
Article : 292 wordsThe mines are going on very slowly, owing to the low price of wood. Dry wood is 7s. per ton, and carters have to go six, seven, and eight miles for it. I fear this place will be ruined owing to the destruction of timber by the Chinese ...
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912), Sat 11 Aug 1888, Page 310
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