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

Mining & the mines, 1855

42 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 3

Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Victoria Gold Fields. Adelong Creek Diggings

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1855 · page 2

THE hidden treasures of the Adelong would if revealed by the accession of a competent number of diggers surpass the far-famed Bendigo nd Forest Creek…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Northern Gold Field. the Hanging Rock

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1855 · page 2

AFTER some months absence from the diggings I find them mo the same as when I left-neither retrograding nor progressing. Many parties save moved (not rushed) up…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1855 · page 2

THE steady increase in the yield of gold as shown in the Escort returns for the present week, tells well for the prosperity of these diggings, more especially as the scarcity of water…

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The Western Gold Fields. the Turon

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1855 · page 2

The absorbing topic of the day among the Turonites, is the rush to the new diggings recently discovered at the Lower Turon where a beautiful nugget, weighing about twenty-five…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Victoria Gold Fields. Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1855 · page 2

THE MOUNT GIBRO GOLD FIELD.—With reference to the rumoured discovery of a large gold field in the vicinity of Mount Gibbo—we are in a position to state that there is little…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Victoria Gold Fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 3 February 1855 · page 2

There is very little information of momentous importance to be [?]ubmitted to the diggers this week—the only matter stirring is that a rush comparatively small has been made to…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. the Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1855 · page 2

SPRING GREEK.—The new rush at the Junction still continues to attract the attention of considerable numbers of miners. About 400 persons are now collected there, and though…

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

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1855 · page 2

The diggings here are doing pretty well in general. Moreing's Flat it all but abandoned, although there is no doubt plenty of gold in that locality, but it is a great draw back to…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Victoria Gold Fields. the Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1855 · page 2

SPRING CREEK.—Although a considerable increase is observable in the population of this gold field, mining operations have been prosecute but slowly, in consequence of the…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. the Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1855 · page 2

Our own correspondent writes:—Now that the races are fairly over the miners have set to work with their usual spirit. On the hill at the back of the Star Hotel, where a rush was made…

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The Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood Diggings

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1855 · page 2

On what is termed the New Diggings I am happy to inform you that Hogan's and Lansdowne's parties are both doing a rattling stroke, as well as many others. There are, I should…

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

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1855 · page 2

MARCH 7, 1855.—There is no change in this place, all things continue very dull. On Major's Creek and the new diggings, the diggers are doing as formerly…

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The Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1855 · page 2

SPRING CREEK.—The mining operations on this creek have been decidedly more active than for some months past. We have observed several new parties who have lately set in and…

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

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1855 · page 2

I am sorry to say that there is no improvement with regard to the business of Braidwood, everything goes on in the same way as heretofore; but I am glad to be able to give a…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. the Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1855 · page 2

SPRING CREEK.—The population on this portion of the diggings is visibly increasing, and some of the miner, are doing very well. It is well known that the whole of the flat…

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

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 2

The accounts from these diggings are very contradictory. It appears that the few diggers still remaining are doing very well, both at Major's Creek and the Araluen; also, on…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. the Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1855 · page 2

SPRING CREEK.—The miners employed on this portion of the diggings are doing very well, more especially at the 'New Rush' at the Junction, indeed, we have heard it said, that…

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The Gold Commission

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1855 · page 4

We have received the following from a correspondent at Castlemaine:— Mem of a conversation of a member of the "Commission of Inquiry into the state of the…

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Intelligence From the Gold Diggings. the Victoria Gold Fields. the Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 7 April 1855 · page 2

SPRING CREEK.—We are happy to observe a reaction in this locality. Many parties are at work all along the creek. At the new rush at the Junction especially great activity…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. the Gold Fields of the Ovens District

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1855 · page 3

SPRING CREEK.—Mining operations are still of the increase. The rush at the Junction still continues the great rush of attraction. The population is still increasing, and as in almost…

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