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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
189 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 10
Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, until twelve o'clock on Monday, the 10th of October next, for leasing for five years the old Government coal works at Newcastle, situated on the south…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The new diggings are progressing favourably. A number of parties are procuring their 2, 3, 4, and 6 ozs. per day. Many however who have sunk holes have obtained nothing. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The weather during the past week has been exceedingly fine, and men were at work at their various avocations[?] mining, cradling, and sluicing. Saturday night indicated a change, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The new diggings at Oakey Creek are not likely to turn out so productive as was expected. There are a few parties, however, who are still making 4 and 6 oz. per day, and I know of one…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The select committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on the 8th of June last, "to whom was referred a Bill to amend the Act for regulating the management of the Gold Fields…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE select committee, to whom was referred the Gold Fields Management Bill, have at length brought up their report. The report will be found in our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Since the boisterous winds which prevailed the latter part of last week, the weather has been beautifully fine, with the exception of a heavy hail and thunder storm, which passed over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday evening the northern gold escort reached Maitland, on its way from Tamworth to Sydney, after an interval of four[?]weeks, conveying the following quantity of gold:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Gold Fields Management Bill has been read a second time, and has been passed through committee with but few material alterations from the form in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The COLONIAL SECRETARY moved the second reading of the bill, and explained its provisions. The important alterations it proposed to make in the system now pursued were framed in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One of the finest nuggets ever obtained in the Turon region was dug up at the Golden Gully a few days ago, by a man who by general consent wears the title of Duke, and another…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The announcement of the anticipated reduction of the license fee was received by the diggers here with feelings of the greatest pleasure; they have waited patiently for the result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Northern Escort has this week delivered at the Colonial Treasury the following quantities of gold:- FROM THE HANGING ROCK AND ROCKY RIVER…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SEPTEMBER 26.—My report from on[?] diggings this week is certainly not so generally favourable as some with which I have of late supplied you. Even the richest gold fields are not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following are the provisions of the new act for the regulation of the gold fields. The first clause repeals the fifth, sixth, and seventh sections of the former act, and fixes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hanging Rock, Saturdav, Oct 1, 1853. No notice has yet been given of the commismissioners' intention ot collecting the license fee. Notices have generally been given out a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I visited the Rocky River diggings last week. They are rapidly progressing, and the scene is most exciting. The number of persons on the ground [?] calculate is near 500, this estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The people of Maitland, who have done much to advance the interest of those residing on the western gold fields, will be delighted to hear that [?]ich diggings have been found near the Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The weather during the past few days has been exceedingly cold and boisterous. Violent gusts of wind, wafting in their course suffocating clouds of dust, have continued day after day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Since our last communication we have had a heavy fall of snow, which lasted for two days, viz Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday the weather cleared, and it has now set in quite fire…
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