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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
189 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 10
Although I cannot spare time for going out to our diggings, I give you all the information I can gather, and for the correctness of which I give you my voncher. All those who work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Matters continue in much the same state at the Turon as during the previous week, everybody from the digger to the publican and wholesale dealer looking anxiously forward to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new diggings on Munday flat still maintain their character for richness. Brooks' party have been averaging about 10 ounces per day during the last week, and the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In consequence of the scarcity of water here many people have left these diggings for the Rocky River and other parts. I should suppose there are not more than sixty or seventy men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The licenses issued during the year amount to 22,500, value about £30,600. Very many of these are for private lands, at 15s. each, more especially those issued in the south, and but few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are without further news from the northern gold fields, except a brief note from a digger at the Rocky River, who writes, "I have been at all the diggings in this colony, and prospected…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the Mercury of the 29th ultimo we published a pretty full abstract of the provisions of the Gold Fields Management Act, hurriedly passed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →December 23.âMajor's Creek, of late, has been rather dull, owing to a great number of diggers suspending operations, in order to spend the Christmas holidays. There are, however, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Sunday evening the northern escort arrived in Maitland, being an interval of three weeks since the last escort. The amount brought down was larger than might have been expected,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The last few days have been taken up with the races, which have gone off in a really beautiful style. I can mention a few instances of fair success…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Below we give a second letter from Mr Boyce, whose party of experienced diggers are it appears now extensively prospecting the country about the Hanging Rock. We also…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Notwithstanding the numerous arrivals which are daily taking place little difference can as yet be perceived at any of the points or bars of the Turon. The population appears almost as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have very little news from the northern gold fields. At Tamworth we hear buyers find the supply of gold continue steady from the Hanging Rock, notwithstanding the lessened…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SOFALA, JANUARY 11.—Several meetings have been called during the past week concerning the new gold regulations. One, convened to be held on Sofala Flat on Monday, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I have nothing of much importance to communicate at present. Mr. A. Macarthur's party of four were fortunate enough to dig out a nugget of 12 ozs., and the same day 5 ozs. of fine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tambaroora is quiet at present. The diggers are so much scattered about among the old claims that the place seems deserted. Notwithstanding all this, above three hundered licenses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →During the last month a number of persons left this part of the country for harvest, shearing, and making holiday, and there consequently has not been so much gold raised. Most of these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the 15th January the adjourned public meeting of the Turon diggers took place at Sofala, to consider the provisions of the New Gold Fields Management Bill. A platform had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Several purchases of gold have been made this week, but I cannot arrive at the amounts. Up to the 17th January 83 licenses had been issued, and about 100 to 110 adults were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Chief Commissioner (Mr. Clowe) has fixed his encampment on the upper Spring Creek, and it consists of about 30 well appointed tents. Here gold is received for the escort of…
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