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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1853

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood. June 28, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1853 · page 2

THE total quantity of gold transmitted by Escort and Mail since the beginning of this year does not exceed 15,000 ounces. Some 2,500 ounces however have been forwarded from…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. Ballarat. June 23, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1853 · page 3

A nugget of 30 lbs. weight has been discovered at the Canadian Gully, since I last wrote. But the survey of the country between this place and Hiscock's Gully, close to Buninyong, by the…

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Gold Circulars

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1853 · page 4

THE non-arrival of mail and escorts again leaves us without news of importance from the gold fields. We have just seen a sample of gold from the flack Range, a few miles from Albury…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood July 15th, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1853 · page 2

IN my account of the flood which visited us on the 29th ult. I mentioned that no lives had been lost. I regret to say that this was premature. A shepherd in the employ of Mr. Maddrell was…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. Bendigo. July 5, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1853 · page 3

"Set a ball on the roll, and who knows where it will stop." Bendigo had enjoyed several months of calm, as far as political matters were concerned, until within the last few weeks…

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The Western Gold Fields. the Turon. Sofala, July 6, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 23 July 1853 · page 3

THE heavy falls of rain and snow have seriously impeded time operations of the diggers, and the constantly flooded state of the river has caused them to abandon all hopes of working their…

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Gold Circulars

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 4

THE receipts of gold per escort at the Treasury, during the past fortnight, have been from Braidwood, 234 ozs.; from Major's Creek, 55 ozs.; from Goulburn, 22 ozs.; from Bathurst,…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 4

THE weather having cleared up and the roads become passable, we have received the usual escort, but the quantities of gold coming forward fall far short of the usual supply from…

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The Victoria Gold Fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 3

HAVING lately returned from a digging expedition in Victoria, I deem it probable that a general summary of what I observed there, and the characteristies of the M'Ivor gold field,…

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The Black Sand of the Mines

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 4

Sonora, March 29, 1852.—My nearest neighbour is a high German Doctor, deeply skilled in all the mysteries of the Rosierucians, the Ethiopians,…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Southern Gold Fields. the Ovens

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 3

A party of Californians are carrying on operations at Spring Creek on a grand scale. They have cut a long race below the Commissioners, and by means of a dam formed of sand…

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The Western Gold Fields. the Turon. Sofala, July 20th, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 3

The waters of the Turon are slowly s[?] and the rainy, [?] weather of the last few weeks i succeeded by warm, sunshiny days, sharp frosty nights, and a cold braeing…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. July 16, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1853 · page 3

The weather is still very na[?] last the diggers have taken advantage of the few day fine weather for mining purposes. Most partic[?] are making excellent wages, and some doing…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1853 · page 4

THE departure of the Chusan for Europe, affording an excellent opportunity for the shipment of gold, and an advance in the rates of Exchange, have caused an unusually brisk…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood. July 25, 1853

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1853 · page 3

I observe your correspondent from the Tuena has in your last been crowing a little, that more gold is found in that locality than has been obtained in Braidwood. Certainly we have not…

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The Western Gold Fields. the Turon

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1853 · page 3

I do not know, nor have I heard of, any party amongst us who, during the last fortnight, have carned at digging more than ordinary wages, and but one in ten, I am inclined to…

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Yield of the Victoria Gold Mines

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 3

THE following interesting statement as to the yield of the Victoria Gold Fields is taken from the Melbourne Argus:— The yield of the mines, taken as a whole…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 4

THE more settled weather of the last fortnight has produced its good effects at our Western Diggings, as is shown in the quantity received by this day's escort…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood. August 1

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 2

MY inquiries at the diggings this week has been generally met by one answer, "much the same thing." This is I believe pretty well the true statement of the case, this is none are doing…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. Mount Alexander. July 27

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1853 · page 3

Although we seldom at present hear, of any extraordinary his in the way of gold-digging, we are not to conclude that anything of the kind never happens. The diggers have at…

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