SOUTH AUSTRALIA. VAN DIEMEN’S LAND.
Ipng’s Arms Yard, Moorgate St.—Specimens of coals fromthe Company’s mines at Newcastle, New South Wales.
22 Leon, L. 65 Hatton Garden, London.—A block ofspermaceti.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
South Area R. 31.
1 Soura Australian Company, New Broad St.—°hneral specimens from lianmantoo.
R 2 The Barossa Range Mining Co. by Messrs. Coode"Rowne, & Co. 10 King’s Arms Yard, Moorgate St.—Stones* c °pper ore, as raised from the lodes. Sulphuret of copper,Obtaining 40 per cent, of pure copper, raised in the Lyndochft Uey, about thirty miles from Adelaide, South Australia.
*.. 3 Graham & Hallett, South Australia, Prop.—The
Howing articles are from the mines of Burra Burra:—
1 Red oxide of copper.
2, 3 Green carbonate of copper.
4 Red oxide and carbonate combined.
5 Red oxide and blue carbonate.
Strata in which the minerals occur.
• Native copper.
8 Malachite and red oxide of copper.
9 Fibrous malachite.
jb Cabinet specimens, arranged.ti~\ Views of Burra Burra mine and smelting-house, and of® township.
5jjrra Burra Mines, specimens of the ores from : —
C ® urra Burra mines present one of the most strikinga *ples of successful mining speculation with which wethe ac< l ua i nte( h From indications which were regarded as5th *5°®^ favourable character, the mine was started on theRy °*September, 1845, with a capital of 12,320/., subscribed*6to m erchants and traders at Adelaide. The followingtal{ Pn8 ore ra ised from the commencement of the under-
* n 8 *° September, 1850, will exhibit the extraordinary
es5 of this undertaking:—
Tom. Cwt.
September 30, 1846 . . . 6,359 10„ 1847 .
1848
1849
1850
10,794 1712,791 117,789 1618,692 9
° te > V»rv- a total in 5 years of 56,428 2 of copper
c °Ppert ln * ’ n ‘innlity from ore containing 30 per cent, ofThe m„ t0 wnch that produces 70 per cent, of that metal.
t Wl" ey l , value of this is 738,108/.ttiino, i~ a * th« coppor ore raised at the South AustralianS» an8ea as been hitherto sent to England, and smelted at[heat ii,*i ,! ut there has boon recently a smelting establish-colony Ucei ^ ' v ^'°h promises to be of great advantage to
®Unes We^'^g 0 ^ P co P' e now employed at the Burra Burra
'h tl. E. and M. 87 Tower Hill.—Fine Rumple
^°duce of a » , w heat, weighing 64 lbs. per bushel; theS*ats, p-p Adelaide, South Australia. Presorvod freshr«lv Soi,.f ^r, od at the Camperdown establisliments, Sydney,5®Ve un<W Wales - They are upwards of three years old.r esn state ^° ue a voyage of 16,000 miles, are in a perfectlyt 6 H ’ andw ill keep so for any number of years.
ArtieW? 1 ’ R ;. & Sons, Broad St. ltatciiff, London,
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■j 2 Wheat * rom Australia
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5 Five cases, containing specimens of opal and other rocksallied to precious stones.
6 Two samples of flour, and one of barley.
7 A dried bouquet of small native plants.
8 Specimens of stream gold, and gold in its matrix.
9 A case of polished stones, the produce of the colony.
6 Murray, Mrs.—Specimen of silk raised by exhi-bitor, at Adelaide, in 1850, the produce of 580 worms fed onwhite and black mulberry leaves.
7 Earl Grey, sent by.—Specimens of silk producedin South Australia, and showing the capabilities of thatcountry for the production of this article.
9 Heath & Burrows, 6 New London St. Mark Lane,and Old Corn Exchange, Imp.—Specimens of South Austra-lian grain.
10 Joseph, J. A. 7 Blomfield Crescent, Bayswater.—Ores, minerals, and geological specimens from South Aus-tralia, &c.
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND.
- South Area S. 31.-
Denison, His Excellency Sir W . T.
1 Blue gum timber of Van Diemen’s Land ( Eucalyptusglobulus). Equal to oak as a ship-building timber, and maybe obtained in any quantity and of any dimensions up to200 ft. in length. The two sections exhibited were takenfrom one tree at a distance of 134 feet apart.
2 Stringy bark of Van Diemen’s Land (Eucalyptus ro*busta). Squared log 20 ft. long, 12 ins. by 12 ins. Formsfor the most part of a large tree: timber coarser than thelast, but abundant, chiefly usea for house-building andfencing.
3 Blackwood, or lightwood, of Tasmania (Acacia m^lan-oxylon). Squared log 20 ft. long, 12 ins. by 12 ins. Avery hard close-grained dark and richly-veined cabinetwood, obtainable in any quantity and of the largest size,requisite for furniture and fittings.
4 Sassafras of Tasmania (Atherosperma moschatum).Squared log 13 ft. long, 12 ins. by 12 ins. A soft, even, andclose-grained timber, well adapted for turning and, probably,for the carver. Has been used for flooring-boards and inthe inside work of houses, and for cabin fittings in ships.Obtainable in any quantity, of moderate dimensions.
5 Myrtle of Tasmania (Fayus Cuuninghamii). Squaredlog 12 ft. long, 12 ins. by 12 ins. This timber is plentiful,and may be obtained of any size. It is hard and close-grained, with a lively red tint, streaked and mottled nearthe root; takes a beautiful polish.
Adcock, Mrs. W. Elizabeth St. Hobart Town.
6 Two canisters of preserved meat.
Hamilton, —, Elizabeth St. Hobart Town—Manu.
7 Hall chair of blackwood (Acacia mclmioxylon). Has araised shield cut on the back, with kangaroo and emu forsupporters, &c. tastefully carved in relief and polished.
8 Small round table, of Huon pine, with chess-board inthe centre, the pedestal of Huon pine( Dacrydium Franklmif).The chequers alternately of plain Iluon pine, and wood ofthe she-oak of Tasmania (Casutrrina (piadrivahns), with aborder of blackwood, surrounded by a narrow string ofmyrtle, the whole enclosed with a band of figured pine.
Pierson, —, Manu.
9 Pier table or chiffonier, of polished blackwood. In-tended to show the rich dark tints and veining of this wood,and the high polish of which it is susceptible.
Fraser, A. Collins St. Hobart Towti —Manu.
10 One pair carriage wheels The naves of the wheelsare of blackwood, the spokes and felloes of blue gum, and