At a meeting of tho Colonial Institute, on 9th, Mr. Howard Vinccnt read a paper upon the British Empire, in which he reviewed in eloquent terms the wealth and prosperity of Canada and Australasa, ...
Article : 701 wordsA fine nugget, weighing 13oz 4dwt, was found last week at the top end of Watts's Gully, near Fisher's claim, by a miner named Playsted. Things are generally quiet. Most of the claims are worked with ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 508 wordsBy tolegram news has been received that the mine has considerably improved. Driving along the course of tho lode is discontinued. The contractors are now sinking on tho underlay in easy country. ...
Article : 37 wordsThus a Silverton correspondent on July 6:— Captain Osborne, formerly of Kapunda and Moonta mines, who is up here engaged in carrying out experiments for extracting the silver from the richer ores ...
Article : 158 wordsSaid a Silverton correspondent on July 6:—The smelter in tho course of erection by the Barrier Range Association is being vigorously pushed forward. Large supplies of coke and wood are being ...
Article : 91 wordsA trial crushing of two tons from M'Mahon and Peacock's Glenroy roof yielded 10oz 11dwt of smelted gold. The stuff was carted seventeen miles to Crow's waterwheel battery, Sandy Creek. The lode in one ...
Article : 86 wordsBRISBANE, Thursday.—It is reported that gold has been found in payable quantities at a place fifty miles from Townsville. The ore resembles that of Mount Morgan. ...
Article : 31 wordsALBURY, Thursday.—Alluvial mining at the Black Range has been resumed in the claim of the Bordertown Alluvial Gold-mining Company, two shifts of men being put on in the eastern drive. Payable ...
Article : 100 wordsALBURY, Wednesday.—Messrs. Peacock and M'Mahon, the discoverers of the reef at Tallangatta, have had a trial crushing, which resulted in a yield of 10oz 11dwt from 2 tons of stone. ...
Article : 37 wordsA correspondent in Temora telegraphed:—Five parties of miners, consisting of 24 men, left Temora on Wednesday to prospect the five areas selpcted by the Under-Secretary for Mines and Mr. Wilkinson, ...
Article : 39 wordsBARMEDMAN, Wednesday.—The trial crushing from the now reef at Cowabbie gave a return of 2oz 15dwt per ton, from 20 tons, at Barmedman battery, on Tuesday. ...
Article : 29 wordsFor the Jerilderie and Riverina Pastoral and Agricultural Society's show the weather is all that could be desired. The number of exhibits on the ground is not large at present, but many are ...
Article : 633 wordsA correspondent suggests that a splendid exhibit at the approaching Australian Exhibition in London would be a silver smelting furnace in full operation on New South Wales ores. The popularity of the ...
Article : 50 wordsAbout one mile and a half below the Sunny Corner mine is the Nevada Silver Mine, situated on a claim some forty acres in extent, and owned in Sydney by a number of Australian and American gentlemon. It ...
Article : 1,426 wordsThus our Mudgee correspondent:—Mining matters are very dull. Much disappointment is felt here at the failure of the deputation to obtain a portion of the Government money which was voted for the ...
Article : 40 wordsThe Geographical Societyof Australasia has received a massage, dated 9th instant, telegraphed from Cooktown, from Captain Everill, announcing that the Bonito was to leave Thursday Island on Saturday ...
Article : 235 wordsPARKES, Thursday.—Five tenders have been accepted by the Government for prospecting the district around Parkes. Work will be begun at once. This is in connection with tho Government grant of ...
Article : 40 wordsThe report ot the Under-Secretary for Mines in Queensland upon the progress of the mining industry during 1884 is on the whole the most satisfactory one which we have seen, as it shows that during a period ...
Article : 70 wordsNineteen quartz and seven alluvial mines have (said the BANKING RECORD) distributed profits for the month amounting to £57,460, a much larger sum than last month. The largest contributions are:— ...
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Advertising : 193 wordsINVERELL, Thursday.—A large party visited the Koh-i-noor Diamond Mine on Wednesday. They inspected the washing operations and the paddock from which the dirt was taken, which has indications ...
Article : 85 wordsFollowing is the latest report:—Just when the returns from the Bute and Downes mine were becoming very discouraging highly improved prospects are presented. The yield for the last week was only ...
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Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919), Sat 18 Jul 1885, Page 13
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