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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1854

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Gold Circular

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 March 1854 · page 2

The Banks having altered the rated has caused the gold market to rise in ratio. It is alm st impossible to qu[?] inasmuch as the s iling of the Chusan[?]…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 March 1854 · page 2

The items of news concerning this almost deserted locality, which I have to remit to you are exceedingly devoid of interest to the majority of your readers. Most people on perusing your…

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British Extracts. [?]Erdan's Gold Quartz Crushing Machine. illustrated London News, October 29th., 1853

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 25 March 1854 · page 3

A large number of gentlemen were present, on Tuesday, at the Windsor Iron Works, City-road, to witness the operation of Berdan's newly-invented machine for…

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Gold Circular

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 April 1854 · page 1

Very littiealteratian has place in the price of gold this week. For the Chasan prices rallied. Since her departure there has been a slight tall in price, a [?] of about 31 per oz…

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Mining Intelligence the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 April 1854 · page 3

Since the date of my last a rumour has been tinted on the Turon that new diggings have discovered in the direction of Wariangunya a few individuals, at present, are aware of…

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Country News. Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 April 1854 · page 1

March 13, 1854—Our digging population here may still congratulate themselves upon the successful results of their exertions. Although during the past week I have heard of no very…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 April 1854 · page 2

The report to which I alluded in my last communication, relative to the discovery of now diggings, has, according to general expectation, ended all in smokes. It appears that a digger…

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The Police Force. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 April 1854 · page 2

Sir, — The letter of " a Buthurstonion " in your impression of Saturday last contains another proof of tho disreputable characters which got admission into the police . force Sir, in the…

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Original Correspondence (We do hot identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents .] To die Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 April 1854 · page 2

Sir, — On perusing your issue of Saturday week 's I observed amongst oilier amongst other matter, a paragraph headed "Nuggetiana " wherein Mr. Bedford of the Green Man public house informs the public of…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 15 April 1854 · page 2

The quantity of gold forwarded to Sydney from the Turon last week (close upon seven hundred ounces) corroborates the remarks that I made in a previous communication, that things on the Turon had taken a decidedly…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 April 1854 · page 2

In my last communication I accidentals served that there was a large extent of [?] ground at Green Wattle Flat, and that the with which we have been recently visited…

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Sydney News Commercial Record. Gold Circular

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 May 1854 · page 4

The market is very steady. The advanced rates readily paid. The rate of exchange having been again increased 1 per cent. A corresponding advance has in some instances been paid…

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Mining Intelligence the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 May 1854 · page 2

From what I can gather from [?] reliable, sources respecting the new [?] learn that many of the diggers have [?] and are still obtaining, prospects of…

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Original Correspondence. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. We do not identify ourselves with the opinions of our Correspondents

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 13 May 1854 · page 3

Sir,—Be pleased to correct an error that appeared in a former issue wherein it is stated that application license for the Australian Hotel was objected to…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 May 1854 · page 2

The dry and seasonable weather with which we have been favoured for the last three weeks, has greatly facilitated the diggers in their mining operations. Where operations are being curried…

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Sydney News. Commercial Record. Gold Circulars

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 May 1854 · page 4

The gold market this week has been the same as our last quotstions. A demand for the East, and other paris has set in this last Week, and a rise is fully anticipated…

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Colonial News. Victoria. Melbourne Gold Circular. Saturday, 6Th, May, 1854

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 May 1854 · page 2

A considerable amount of business was in acted this week for immediate, shipment by Essex, Marlborough and Golden Ago, for of which purchases, were made. This had…

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Original Correspondence To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press [?] Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 May 1854 · page 2

Sir,— Scarcely a paper we receive, from [?] metropolis or the provincial towns of tho col[?] but contains sad evidence of the rapid prog[?] of intemperance, and scarcely a day passes…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 May 1854 · page 2

Since I last wrote to you; we have experienced a very decided change in the weather On Sunday evening several thunder showers of unusual. violence passed; over the Turon. The thunder…

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Sydney News Gold Circular

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 June 1854 · page 2

Little has occurred during the week best the arrival and departure of the Madras, in away calculated to affect tho market which remains in much the same state as sate report…

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