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

Mining & the mines, 1856

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

Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1856 · page 5

Several communications have come to hand, containing information from the various digging localities. A few parties at the Little River are doing a fair share; also at Major's…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1856 · page 4

There has been very little business done in gold buying during the week: the only lot that has reached town was form Tuena, weighing about 130 ounces. This parcel realized £3…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1856 · page 4

Mr. Joseph Collins reports having purchased 83 ozs. Braidwood gold, at 3 14s. 8d; and 15 ozs. 12 dwts. from the Abercrombic River, at 3 15s. From what Mr. C. has seen of the…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1856 · page 5

The Escort has taken down 1000 ounces, 500 ounces of which arrived from Braidwood. A few specimens have been received from the new diggings at the Shoalhaven Gullies,…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1856 · page 5

THERE has been a larger quantity of gold sent this week than has been forwarded for some time past, amounting to nearly 1100 ounces—300 of which came from Tuena, having been…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1856 · page 5

THE quantity of gold received this week is comparatively trifling; a small parcel weighing 38 ounces 18 dws. arrived in town last evening, and changed hands at 3 14s. Gd.,…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1856 · page 5

THERE have been several lots of the precious metal brought into town during the past week, varying in weight from 25 to 150 ounces. Messrs Bright and Morris, from Tuena, brought…

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Select Poetry. Lay of the Reduced Gold Commissioner

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1856 · page 7

Air of "The days when we went glpsying." Things are not what they used to be About two years ago, When government officials dressed…

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Bathurst. the New Gold Field

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1856 · page 6

A great deal of excitement has prevailed in our town during the last few days, owing to the rumours which were disseminated far und wide, of the largo quantities of gold said to have been…

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Colonial Intelligence. Sydney. the Gold Fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1856 · page 6

THE accounts that have lately been received from our gold fields are very encouraging. At all the old diggings the diggers are doing very well, and, considering the small number…

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Assembling of Parliament Management of the Gold Fields. To the Editor of the Goulburn Herald

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1856 · page 6

SIR,—One of the first subjects that will probably be brought under the consideration of the Legislative Assembly, is the management of the gold fields. The present Act for their…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1856 · page 4

THERE has been very little business transacted in gold purchasing during the past week; the only lot that reached town was a small quantity from Braidwood, weighing 34 ounces…

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The Northern Gold Fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1856 · page 3

Tim ROCKY RIVER DIGGINGS.—There has been very little intelligence of the real state of the diggings since our last issue. A few letters which are…

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Mining Intelligence. Nugget Weighing 135 Ounces Found at Louisa Creek

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 August 1856 · page 4

Great excitement has been occasioned in Sydney and all over the colony by the recent intelligence from the diggings at Stoney Creek and at the Rocky River. Vast numbers are now on the…

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Gold

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1856 · page 4

NOTHING in experience or by reading the adventures and strivings of individuals to win the favor of dame Fortune can be more striking than the…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 9 August 1856 · page 5

THE Braidwaood escort has brought down about 600 ozs. of gold: a parcel of the precious metal, weighing about 200 ozs., has also reached town from Tuena by private hands this…

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Gold at Demondrille

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1856 · page 4

WE have been informed that prospecting is being successfully carried on in the neighbourhood of Demondrille near Binalong, and that several ounces of gold have been procured…

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New Gold Fields Management Bill

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1856 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, on Thursday, the 7th April, the Attorney-General (Mr. Manning) moved for and obtained leave to bring in a bill for the management and regulation of the gold…

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Mining Intelligence. Braidwood. One Hundred and Three Ounce Nugget ! !

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1856 · page 4

THE gratifying of the discovery at the Little River of a nugget, consisting purely of gold, weighing between 8 and 9 pounds, reached town on Sunday last. We confess we were not so…

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Gold Circular

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 23 August 1856 · page 5

THE escort has taken down nearly 1100 ounces of gold this week, 750 of which had been received from Braidwood the quantity received is greater in proportion to the number…

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