Doubtful Prospects of the Kimberley Gold-fields
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 2
Port Darwin, Friday.—The steam-launch Victoria returned front the Victoria River last evening, bringing Messrs. Bridles and M'Millan, who have just returned from the Kimberley fields, where…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 July 1886 · page 2
A meeting of the Ly-ee-Moon Relief Fund Committee was held on Friday afternoon at the Town Hall, Sydney. Mr. B. B. Nicoll took the chair in the temporary absence of the Mayor, who was,…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 July 1886 · page 7
ARTHUR DIAMOND (of P. Falk and Co.) writes to his firm from Derby as follows with reference to the Kimberley goldfields :—"I saw a number of returned diggers, and from…
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The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 July 1886 · page 2
THE Temora correspondent of the “Cootamundra Herald, “says.—In mining circles the [?]eation of the past few days has been the rich crushing put through by stoff[?] and party, the tributors in…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 July 1886 · page 7
Temora, Tuesday.—A trial crushing of 152 tons from the South Australian Company's claim yielded a return of 68 oz 5 dwt. From the Mother Shipton claim 2 tons yielded 15 oz 4 dwt…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 July 1886 · page 4
THE steamer Catterthun returned to Port Darwin on Thursday, after calling at Cambridge Gulf and Derby. At Wyndham there are about 250 residents. General stores are very cheap, 50lb. bags of flour…
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The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1886 · page 2
THE following are the particulars of local goldmining leases in force in the La[?]lan Mining District:— GOLDFIELDS ACT OF [?] Char Sue, Ah Sune, lack Chong, Kong Pow,…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 July 1886 · page 2
THE Age publishes a letter from an experienced digger who was a passenger to the Kimberley gold rush by the steamer Khandalla. The writer states:—"The news sent south is greatly exaggerated, and…
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The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 August 1886 · page 3
THE Crown lands described. hereunder, situated within the township of Young, have, been reserved from occupation for mining, residence, of business purposes, under any minor’s right or business…
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Crookwell Gazette · Friday 6 August 1886 · page 2
AN esteemed correspondent writes as, follows :--'' Captain John Bowe having, it appears, received orders from the proprietors of the Burraga mine by a recent…
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The Burrowa News · Friday 6 August 1886 · page 2
PORT DARWIN, July 25.—The steamer Catterthun returned from Darwin on Thursday after calling at Cambridge GUlf and Derby. At wyndham there are…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 August 1886 · page 7
ORDERS have been received from the proprietors of the copper mine at Burraga to cease operations. This will have the effect of throwing about 150 men out of…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 August 1886 · page 3
THE Linda Weber has arrived at Port Darwin, four days out from Wyndham, with 75 passengers returning from Kimberley. Mr. Keep, a passenger, reports that some of the passengers have been to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Discoveries
Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 6
Two new gold discoveries (says the Braidwood Dispatch) are reported to have been made in this district, one at or near Captain's Flat, and the other in the vicinity of Monga,…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 August 1886 · page 7
ON Wednesday Messrs. R. Barton and Sawers, Ms. L. A., presented a petition to the Minister for Works, urging the construction of a railway to Cobar. The petition…
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The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 August 1886 · page 3
THIRTY-ONE diggers, returning from Kimberley in the steamship Triumph, arrived in Newcastle on Friday (says the “Evening News”) direct from King Sound. The vessel will take in coal, and…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 August 1886 · page 2
THE manager of the Silver Age Mining Company, Limited, Mount Gipps, reports August 8:—" Since my last report I have been engaged in driving the crosscut at No. 2 shaft on the 44ft. level. We are…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 August 1886 · page 7
AT Rowe's battery, Galley Swamp, Cohen and party have finished. a crushing of I2 tons, yielding 120z. 10dwt. of gold. The present depth of the main shaft is 95 feet, the reef…
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 September 1886 · page 2
A PORT DARWIN telegram of Tuesday says:—The Government resident has received a letter from Mr. J. O'Donnell, in which he requests the following telegram might be forwarded to the Adelaide,…
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The Burrowa News · Friday 3 September 1886 · page 4
The children came scampering down the lane,— "Mamma ! Gold-Robin's come back again…
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