The Gold Fields of the Ovens District
We have nothing of importance to Communicate since our last concerning these gold fields. "The Rush" on Spring Creek, to which we have so frequently alluded of late, still…
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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines
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We have nothing of importance to Communicate since our last concerning these gold fields. "The Rush" on Spring Creek, to which we have so frequently alluded of late, still…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday evening, the 21st ultimo, some interest was excited in the neighbourhood of major's Creek, by a "rush" which took place to Excter Farm the property of the late William…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SPRING CREEK.—Mining operations are still being prosecuted with vigour on his creek. The population at the "Rush" now exceeds 1200, and everything continues very brisk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SPRING GREEK.—Mining operations are becoming somewhat dull on this creek, the "Rush" at the Junction not proving so remunerative as was anticipated. There has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At these diggings there are but few now employed, consequently there is but little doing since the late rains. There is no doubt, if the storekeepers, publicans, and others interested,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, by ROBERT H. COLLYER, M.D., Mining Engineer, of Ransomes & Sims' Orwell Works, Ipswich,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since our last report, every thing has been going on much in the same style as usual. A great quantity of rain has fallen, and from general appearances, it is probable that we shall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have just received information, on which we can depend, that there has been a new rush to the old point (or the point known as Brown's), and which place has been considered as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The rain which has fallen in such abundance during the past week has caused much damage on the various diggings in this neighbourhood notwithstanding which, and in the face, too, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Jones, innkeeper at the Tuena, arrived in town last Wednesday, and with his accustomed courtesy, gave us the latest news from the gold fields in that locality. He brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In gold digging operations I have very little to report, the shortness of the day and heavy frost reducing the working hours very considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE WOOLSHED.—Active preparations are still being made for draining the various claims. One party on the creek, possesses we are informed, three steam-engines, one of which has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From a letter recently received by a gentleman in Goulburn, on whose veracity we can place the most implicit reliance, from his friend at the Ovens, we learn that a young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I have perhaps appeared negligent in refraining from sending you any items of intelligence lately, respecting the proceedings of the diggers in this locality. But my silence has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The new rush near Dillon's restaurant, on the Three-Mile, has attracted a tolerable number of people, and a great many holes are being put down. As yet it would be premature to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold-digging is brisker than usual in this district. At the Little River about one hundred are scattered along its banks, most of them doing well. It is the prevailing opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The late rains have done much injury to the claims on the Woolshed, and all on the Creek have suffered more or less. As usual, the flood race has broken loose, and many claims have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE NEW DIGGINGS.—The locality of the now diggings has at length been revealed by the fact of party applying for a double claim before the local court as the discoverers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WOOLSHED.—Accounts from this locality are favorable, and most of the claims have been doing a very fair stroke during the week. Many of the claims which have been recently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The COLONIAL SECRETARY laid upon the table:—(1) Report from Mr. Acting Gold Commissioner Johnson, on the Western Gold-Fields, dated 5th October, 1855; (2) The return to…
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