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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1851

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The Gold Fields. (From the S. M. Herald.) the Turon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1851 · page 2

NEALE'S POINT, NOVEMBEB 5.—During Saturday and Sunday last, we had very cold, wet, tempestuous weather, which rendered a residence in a frail tent on the Turon ridges…

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Sydney News. the Gold Fields. (From the Empire.) the Turon

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1851 · page 4

A daring robbery occurred yesterday, (3rd instant) in broad daylight, and in the centre of the settlement. A man was knocked down openly, and eighty pounds abstracted from his…

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Exportation of Gold. (From the Herald, Nov. 12.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1851 · page 1

The Phœnician, which sailed for London yes. terday, had on board Australian gold valued at £74,455, and as it is possible that the Phœnician, the Black Friar, and the Penyard Park[?]…

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The Gold Fields. (From the Herald, November 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1851 · page 3

Our express arrived this morning, at two o'clock, bringing our Ophir correspondent's letter. We had no communication from our Turon correspondent. The escort has four boxes of…

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The Gold Fields. Maitland News From the Diggings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 November 1851 · page 1

The return stream from the diggings is scarcely so large now as it was a fortnight since, but few days pass without bringing back some well known faces, while on the other hand…

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The Maitland Gold Reward

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1851 · page 2

On Monday evening a meeting of the Gold Reward Committee was held, pursuant to adjournment (every member having also been specially summoned by circular), at Mr…

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The Gold Fields. Braidwood. (From the Goulburn Herald, Nov. 15.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1851 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last, Mr. Mandelson, of the Goulburn Hotel, and Mr. Samuel Davis, of the Australian Store, arrived in Goulburn from Braidwood, with about one thousand ounces of…

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Sydney News. the Gold Fields. the Turon. (From the Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 November 1851 · page 4

Nov. 10.—Since my last communication the weather has been extremely fine, latterly getting rather warm in the middle of the day. The consequence is, that the river and creeks are…

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The Gold Fields. (From the Herald, Nov. 20.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1851 · page 3

The government gold conveyance arrived at Penrith last night at half past 9, and our courier, with his usual despatch, reached our office in time to enable us to publish the…

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Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 22, 1851. Gold Assay Office

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1851 · page 2

MR. MARTIN'S motion, on Tuesday, for leave to bring in a bill to establish a public assay and refining office in New South Wales resulted, after a…

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The Gold Fields. To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1851 · page 4

SIR—In my last communication I mentioned the good order that prevailed amongst the gold diggers. Various causes have doubtless concurred to produce this pleasing result, and…

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The Gold Fields. Adjourned Meeting of Miners at Sofala. (Abridged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1851 · page 4

On Saturday (15th,) the adjourned meeting of miners took place, at four in the afternoon, upwards of one thousand persons being present, many of them persons of high respectability,…

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The Maitland Gold Reward

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1851 · page 2

On Monday evening the Gold Reward Committee met, pursuant to adjournment, at Mr. Stone's, the Angel Inn, West Maitland—Mr. T. Dee in the chair…

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Council Paper. Gold Districts Returns

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1851 · page 4

A Return shewing the number of licenses issued since the discovery of the gold at Summer Hill, in May last. Total…

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The Gold Fields. (From the Herald, November 27.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1851 · page 3

Our express arrived this morning, bringing letters from our correspondents at the Turon and Ophir. At the latter place the prospects of the diggers appear to be improving. The…

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Sydney News. the Gold Fields. Turon. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1851 · page 4

NEALE'S POINT, NOVEMBER 21.—We are still very considerably inconvenienced by the water, parties who are working about half-way between the bank and the river having to pump…

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Additional Gold Regulations. (From a Supplement to the Government Gazette.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 25th Nov., 1851

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1851 · page 3

His Excellency the Governor-General, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to make the following modifications in the regulations published in the Government…

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British Extracts. Sulphuric Acid Process of Separating Gold, Silver, and Copper. (From the News of the World, July 6.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 29 November 1851 · page 1

The case sent to the Great Exhibition by Mr. Matheson contains specimens of the varions products of the mint refinery. To make the subject well understood it will be requisite, in…

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Maitland Gold Reward.—general Meeting of Subscribers.—closing of the Reward

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1851 · page 2

On Monday evening last, the 1st December, a meeting of the Maitland Gold Reward Committee was held, pursuant to adjournment and advertisement, at Mr. Gorrick's, the Fitz Roy…

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Sydney News. the Gold Fields. the Braidwood Diggings. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1851 · page 4

BRAIDWOOD—NOVEMBER 22.—The number of licences taken out on Mr. Badgery's property is 600, making the total number nearly 800. During the last week the work of digging has…

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