Sydney News. the Gold Fields. the Meroo and Its Tributaries. (From the Empire.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1852 · page 4
The fine weather having to all appearance set in, a great deal of life and and activity povail in this quarter. Some very rich and extensive diggings have been opened opposite Cox's sheep…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1852 · page 2
We give below communications from our correspondents respecting the gold fields on the Rocky River, and at Bingers. A correspondent whose communication, dated Bingers, Nov. 8,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold Fields. the Turon. (From the Bathurst Free Press, Oct 4.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1852 · page 2
At Mundy Point the ear is again met by the old story of lOozs. of gold per day, and in one instance a bed claim on that point turned out as much as 30ozs. The earnings of 5 or 6ozs…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1852 · page 2
Below will be found a communication from our correspondent respecting the Rocky River diggings. We have also been favored by Messrs. D. and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Extracts. the Perplexing Gold Puzzle. (From the Spectator, July 10.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1852 · page 4
The more information is thrown on the subject of the Australian gold-fields, with its collateral questions, the more difficult is it to comprehend the whole of that complex subject…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold Fields. the Ovens. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1852 · page 2
GENTLEMEN—As very considerable misapprehension appears to be prevalent respecting the Ovens gold diggings, and as many of your citizens intend to proceed there shortly, they will…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold Fields. the Meroo and Louisa. (From our Correspondent.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1852 · page 2
MUDGEE, DEC. 8.—During the last week I visited several of the diggings about the Meroo and Louisa, and though there did not appear to be the same bustle and spirit that existed last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Gold Fields. Hanging Rock. (From our Correspondent.) Hanging Rock, Dec. 6th
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1852 · page 2
I fear these diggings will soon cease to furnish materials for correspondence unless a very great change takes place. Numbers are leaving disappointed, and there are few if any…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1852 · page 2
We have not much additional intelligence from the northern gold fields. The reports continue that the number of diggers on the Hanging Rock and Peel are greatly decreased, partly by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney News. the Gold Fields. Braidwood. (From the S. M. Herald.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1852 · page 4
DECEMBER 8.âWe are decidedly progressing; our numbers are on the increase, and our success is encouraging. In the spots least favored there is a very fair return. Major's Creek, that has…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1852 · page 2
On Sunday evening the escort from the northern gold fields reached Maitland, bringing 1345 ounces 2 dwts. 3 grs. of Hanging Rock gold, and a piece of gold quartz from Bingera…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1852 · page 4
I wrote last to inform you that the river had risen so as to suspend operations, on Monday the 13th instant. Monday morning broke upon us in all the resplendant brilliancy of an Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Council Paper. Geological Surveys. Letter from the Rev. W. B. Clarke to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, on the geological character and probable extent of the Hanging Rock Diggings, and on the continuation of the gold fields to the northward. Report No. 2. Camp near the Assistant Gold Commissioner's tents, Peel River, 15th November, 1852
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1852 · page 2
SIR—I do myself the honour of reporting, for the information of his Excellency the Governor General, that since I last addressed you, on 6th November, I have been occupied in making a…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1852 · page 2
We have not much additional news from the northern digging. A gentleman who has just come down from Barraba says the diggers at Bingera were doing very well; he has brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold Fields. Mudgee. (From the Herald)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1852 · page 3
DECEMBER 16.—The diggings to this neighbourhood are beginning to be much resorted to. The Meroo and the Louisa seem now to be restored to their first love, and many are the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Paper. Geological Surveys. Letter from the Rev. W. B. Clarke, to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, expressing his views relating to the dispersion of Gold in Australia. REPORT No. III. Camp at Tamworth, November 24th, 1852
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1852 · page 4
SIR—In my last report I made mention of my proposed visit to the head of the Barnard River. I have now the honor of stating, for the information of his Excellency the Governor General,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold-fields Management Act. (From the S. M. Herald.) The act for regulating the management of the gold fields of New South Wales, and for raising a revenue therefrom, and for the preservation of order thereon
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1852 · page 2
The following is an abstract of the provisions of the Gold Fields Regulation Bill, which was read a third time and passed by the Legislative Council on the 22nd instant…
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