The Gold Fields. Maitland News From the Diggings
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 August 1851 · page 4
Several letters containing remittances of gold or money have been received in Maitland and the neighbourhood this week, from persons at the diggings, but few of the letters mention…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1851 · page 4
YESTERDAY'S GOLD.—The arrivals of gold yesterday were 217 lbs. by the government chest, and about 50 lbs. by the mail; the principal consignees by the latter being Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold Fields. (From the Sydney Morning Herald.) ORANGE
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1851 · page 3
AUGUST 25.—The fine weather of yesterday was of short duration. Rain set in last night again, and has continued throughout the day without the slightest intermission, and…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 1
Messrs. Ha[?]nah, Tighe, White, and Knox, who went up to the Turon in a party at rather an early period, have severally written letters to their friends, dated Turon, 24th August, 1851,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 September 1851 · page 4
In great haste I throw a few particulars together for your use, if you deem them of sufficient importance for publication. The Turon river is so much flooded that I fear…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1851 · page 1
During the last few days several persons have returned from the Turon diggings, and among them Mr. Norrie, Mr. Phelan, and Mr. Wolfe. The two latter wont up only on a brief…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 September 1851 · page 3
The following highly important communication has just been received by a gentleman in town from a friend now sojurning at the Tarshish diggings:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gold Fields. To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury. Maitland Point, Turon River, Sept. 8, 1851
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 September 1851 · page 1
SIR—The river has risen here, and has driven the diggers on shor[?] and has [?] [?] hundreds walking about doing nothing, who were working in the bed of the river. It drove [?] on…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 September 1851 · page 1
The following letter has been received by Mrs. Sheppard from her husband, who recently went up from Maitland with a party, and reached the Turon in fifteen days, no less than…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 September 1851 · page 2
A gentleman who has just come down from Mudgee, after a hurried visit to the Meroo, Louisa, and World's End diggings, reports that there were a great number of diggers at work…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1851 · page 2
On Wednesday evening, pursuant to advertisement, a meeting of the Maitland Gold Reward Committee was held, publicly, at the Rose Inn, West Maitland, to receive and consider…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1851 · page 3
The following items of news, received by express, will be interesting to our readers. The conveyance, which will arrive at the Colonial Treasury at eleven o'clock this morning, carries…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gold Fields. (From the Bathurst Free Press, Sept. 20.) Turon Diggings
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 September 1851 · page 1
Since my last report I have visited the diggings, both at the junction of the Oakey Creek and at the point where Mr. Blakefield is at work. At the former place they have drive[?] into the hill…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1851 · page 2
On Monday evening, pursuant to adjournment, a meeting of the Maitland Gold Reward Committee was held at Mr. Gorrick's, the Fitzroy Hotel, Mr. W. Lipscomb in the chair…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 October 1851 · page 1
The gold brought down yesterday to the Colonial Treasury, under escort, and consigned to private indivi[?]uals, weighed 5336 ounces, 12 dwts. I grain—that for the government weighed…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 1
Several parties have returned to Maitland from the diggings within the last few days, most of them having brought some gold or its value with them, and several considerable amounts,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 1
Mr. John Want arrived in Bathurst, a few days ago, on his way to Synney, having disposed of his third share of a digging claim for £100. In course of a conversation with him, we lear[?]t…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 October 1851 · page 1
We have received the following letter from Mr. H. Rourke, of Maitland, who, it will be observed, has removed with his party from the Meroo to one of its tributaries:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Additional Gold Regulations. (From Tuesday's Government Gazette.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1851 · page 3
Colonial Secretary's office, Sydney, 7th October, 1851.—With reference to the notices from this office of the 23rd May and 4th August last, and pending the receipt of instructions…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 October 1851 · page 2
NEALE'S POINT, SEPT. 30.—To-day, Mr. Grahame on our point obtained, amongst other small nuggets, one weighing two ounces fifteen penny-weights, and two men and a boy in the next hole…
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