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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 79 words
  3. Telegrams.

    This afternoon a second and valuable discovery of rich cobalt ore was made on M'Killop's freehold Land, abe[?]t one mile from Carcoar railway station. The now lode, situated about 45 chains from that first discovered, appears ...

    Article : 898 words
  4. Lithgow.

    A prospector named Copeland has discovered two of what appear to be good silver lodes, on the Crown Ridge, near Tarana. The first on the outcrop seems to be an immense "blow," as the stone contains traces of iron and other ...

    Article : 433 words
  5. Albury.

    A report from the Cottontree diggings on the Upper Murray states that the Granya Tribute Company have started crashing a parcel of 80 tone of stone. THe last crashing, finished a Few days ago, gave 99¼oz. of smelted ...

    Article : 125 words
  6. The Barrier Mines.

    At Block 14 the pumping machinery was started to work on Thursday, and emptied water from the shaft to-day. The sinking will be resumed next week, and will be pushed on to test the value of the lode at depth. Since a ...

    Article : 1,038 words
  7. Bingera.

    In reply to the application of the progress committee, a sum of money is allowed for smelting purposes, and the committee, in conjunction with the warden, are to pick out the favourite spots, when an allowance at per foot will be ...

    Article : 537 words
  8. Mudgee.

    It has been said that the executors of the late Mr. George Rouse are likely to throw open portions of the Beaudesert Estate to miners. There are said to be some likely spots for alluvial mining on the river flats, so that, if the rumour ...

    Article : 150 words
  9. Orange.

    A cake of retorted gold, weighing 115oz. and valued at £375, has been taken from free gold showing in pyrites ore at the Reform mine. The lode in drive south of west trial shaft, Tom's mine, ...

    Article : 349 words
  10. Forbes.

    The Metropolitan Gold Mining Company, at Strickland's Reef, has started to put down a 5-ft. Huntingdon mill, to be driven by a powerful Westinghouse engine. The machinery is all on the ground, and the engineer in charge ...

    Article : 307 words
  11. Items.

    Our Camden correspondent writes on the 8th instant:— The prospectors who discovered coal and traces of kerosene shale in the Burragorang district recently disposed of their interest in the claim to a wealthy Sydney syndicate, who ...

    Article : 423 words
  12. Parkes.

    During the week Mr. G. A. Key, representing the Bushman's G. M. Syndicate and the New Sandhurst Syndicate, visited us and inspected the works in progress at both properties. The site for main shaft and details for erection ...

    Article : 658 words
  13. Kiandra.

    The Kiandra Gold-sluicing Company were working as usual with two placer nozzles up to Friday week, when 3 inches 70 points of rain fell in 24 hours, which, added to melted snow, made a great rush of water down the tunnel ...

    Article : 345 words
  14. Queensland.

    A Croydon telegram states that an alluvial rush has set in to Little River, between Croydon and Georgetown. Thirteen ounces of gold have been brought in, and 30oz. more will be in to-morrow. A reward for the claim will be ...

    Article : 54 words
  15. Discovery of Lignite in Victoria.

    The Mines Department has received farther particulars relative to the deposit of lignite reported to have been discovered near Morwell. The existence of a 16ft. seam has been known to the Government Geological Surveyor for ...

    Article : 155 words
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