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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
216 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 11
SIR—With reference to my letter of 5th March, No. 52-109, I have the honor to inform you that on Wednesday, the 10th of March, I started for the Hanging Rock, for the purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Government at first appeared completely indifferent to the application of the Tambaroora Creek and Dirt Hole diggers for the establishment of postal communication with their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A letter from a digger to one of his relatives in Maitland, dated July 7, 1852, states—"We are still humping the dirt from where we are, and on Saturday last Tom and I went a little higher,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are about having the benefit of the services of an English clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Proctor, who is zealously engaged in forming some plan for the erecting of a place of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent just returned to Singleton from these diggings, obliges us with the following information: Singleton, July 22…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Golden Point claims are maintaining their characters; the two best claims have turned out last week 140 ounces, others yielding from two to three ounces per day, and numbers sinking places…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have had fine weather from the commencement of the month up to last evening, but to-day the mizzling rain, which "seems peculiar to this part of the country in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There has comparatively been but little gold raised the last three weeks, in consequence of the rivers being so flooded. We have had incessant rains lately, and they have bad the effect of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the late English papers there is the prospectus of "the Australian Consols Gold and Copper Mines, on the Cost-Book System. No deed to be signed. Capital £60,000, in parts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—I have the honour to submit to you my report upon the gold fields of my district, the remarks on which are gathered from personal observation during my late visit to each field;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. D Capel called on us yesterday, having just reached town from his station which is close to the Bingera diggings. He brought down with him the 5¼ ounce piece of gold he bought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather for the last week has been very unfavourable—cloudy skies, accompanied with rain. On Friday night it rained incessantly, and on Saturday we had several showers. The gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR—With reference to my previous communication relative to the "Hanging Rock" and "Peel River gold field," I have the honor to inform you, that during the last month but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOFALA, JULY 26.—There is nothing n[?]w about the mines to write about this week, and everything is dreadfully dull. The price of gold remains steady at 60s., and very little done at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I have the honor to report, that I have just returned from a renewed examination of the Bingera gold field in this district, and I now feel justified in stating that a gold field has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No additional letters from Barraba or the neighbourhood reached Maitland by the last mail, on Wednesdiy evening, so far as we can learn, although the mails appear to have come…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Turon at present is very dull of news, the only remunerative place being Golden Point; as for the other parts ot the river, I can communicate nothing that would be interesting to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonel Thompson had given notice of his intention to move the following resolutions:— 1. That it is the duty of the Government to take measures to guard against the possible…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No additional letters have reached Maitland from Barraba or other places in the neighbourhood of these diggings, so far as we can h[?]ar. Mr. Levy, of T[?]mworth, (whose information in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This last has been the dullest week ever known on the Turon. The quantity of gold which changed hands on Saturday was rather greater than on the two preceding ones—the…
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