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

Mining & the mines, 1858

30 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 2

The Fitzroy Gold-fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 25 September 1858 · page 4

THE mails by the Uncle Tom and Albion schooners, the former vessel arriving on Saturday, and the latter on Sunday, were delivered yesterday morning. Several letters,…

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The Gold Fields. the Fitzroy River

The Yass Courier · Saturday 25 September 1858 · page 3

By the Uncle Tom, which arrived on Saturday evening, we have several days' later intelligence from Port Curtis; the news, with reference th the new gold-field,…

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Port Curtis Gold-fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1858 · page 2

THE following article abridged from the S. M. Herald contains more of real information respecting the Fitz Roy diggings than would be contained in a dozen letters written by individual diggers:—…

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Port Curtis Gold Fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1858 · page 2

THE latter part of last week has been no exception to the gold feverish excitement of the last month. The Clarence arrived from Moreton Bay early on Saturday morning, bringing 100 ounces of gold from…

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Fitzroy Gold-fields. Arrival of the City of Sydney

The Yass Courier · Saturday 9 October 1858 · page 3

THE steamship City of Sydney, Captain l'addle, from Koppel Bay 30th September, arrived at the A. S. N. Company's Wharf last evening, at 9 p.m. She has brought…

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The Fitzroy Gold Fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1858 · page 2

ALL the anticipations of those who were well disposed to place faith in the Port Curtis gold discoveries, yet counselled caution, have been fully realised. Already the excitement begins to cool,…

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The Port Curtis Gold Fields

The Goulburn Herald and County of Argyle Advertiser · Wednesday 13 October 1858 · page 3

THE Boomerang has now arrived from Keppel Bay, she brings but 39 ounces of gold, and very bad accounts from Rockhampton, whore the disappointed diggers were furious, and were said to have Chappel,…

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The Gold Fields. the Fitzroy Diggings

The Yass Courier · Saturday 16 October 1858 · page 3

A PRIVATE letter received in Yass on Thursday last, and dated "Sydney, Oct. 12," states -- "The Wonga Wonga, from Rockhampton, arrived this morning, bringing back to…

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The Gold Fields. the Indigo Rush

The Yass Courier · Saturday 30 October 1858 · page 3

THE prospects of the Indigo seem to brighten daily. The following extracts are from the Constitution of the 21st and 22nd instant: -- All is bustle and activity on the claims on…

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More Gold Discoveries. -- an Auriferous Reef Eight Miles From Yass

The Yass Courier · Saturday 6 November 1858 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon, we were shown two very tine specimens of gold-bearing quartz -- one picked off the surface of the ground, the other broken…

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