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Illawarra · Mining & the mines
22 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 2
The rumors of the newly discovered gold-fields, at the Snowy River, or Gibson's Plain, have caused a greater amount of excitement in these parts than has been manifested for a considerable time past. Mr Jahncey and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The usual consequences of the gold fever have been fully developed at length at this place—that is to say, the beginning or first consequences—the end is to come, and let us hope the anticipations of those affected will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A party of young men belonging to this district have been prospecting for the last month on the Shoalhaven in trying to discover a payable gold-field, and from what I can hear I believe…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following letter was addressed to the editor of the Age, and appeared in that journal on Thursday, Feb. 16th:— Sir,—As your paper has always most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Since my last communication, I have visited the new diggings at "Coorang." and am perfectly convinced they will turn out well. The discoverers, Messrs. Alley, Target, and McLaren are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Whereas William Robson Thomas William Jackson John Nixon and Andrew Tulip carrying on business together as Coal M ners and Proprietors at Wollongong in this Colony under the style and firm of Robson and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A new rush to the head of the Tumut River ten miles from the Snowy River, has taken place, and is turning out most successfully. One thousand four hundred men are supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Wednesday last we were afforded an opportunity of visiting and inspecting the above mines, which are situated on the joint properties of Messrs Someville and Dr. B. O'B[?]ien, on the face of the range, about 7 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The debate on the motion, of Mr WILSON for a discontinuance of the Gold Duty at the close of this year, and its success in the House against the previous question moved by Mr WEEKES, presents…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SPECIAL general meeting of the shareholders of the Wentworth Gold-field company, was held at the company's office, Pitt-street, yesterday forenoon," to consider important and urgent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A gentleman, says the Herald, well know to the mercantile community of this city; returned yesterday from the Kiandra Gold Fields. He left there on Thursday last. Snow had not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The weather here during the past week has been had, with the exception of Saturday morning, which was frosty; but by sundown rain set in, and continued all night and all the following day. On Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The first sale of Crown Lands connected with the opening up the Snowy River District took place at Russell's (Denison), on Wednesday and Thursday, the 27th and 28th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stand up, man! stand ! God's over all. Why do you cringe to me, Why do you bend the knee,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In our last summary we mentioned the arrival of a party of twenty one men from Canterbury in the schooner Phantom, at the month if the Buller, on the West Coast, in search of gold, said to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Chinamen, registered respectively on the charge sheet as bearing the names of Ah Sin, Oh Toy, To Cho, Ah Yongm Fon Geen, Ye Ton, and Ah Pong were charged with attempting to obtain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON the gold-fields, some few years ago, when the claims were much smaller than those allowed now, in consequence of the richness of the ground, scarcely a day passed but there were several…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From an article in the above journal we extract the following:—The Kiandra Escort, as per returns, has amounted from March 1st (its date of establishment) to September 1st inclusive, to 47,860 ounces of gold,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I have the honor of communicating to you for the information of his Excellency the Governor-General, the progress made in the geological exploration of the country, since my…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—The Assistant Commissioners at Braidwood and Adelong having, doubtless, already reported to you on the gold-fields immediately under their charge, I do myself the honour in this communication to…
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