The New England Gold Fields. the Rocky River
THE weather continues beautiful; the grass is springing up fast, which is much required to improve the condition of the dray horses, of winch we now feel a scarcity…
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Mining & the mines, 1856
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The New England Gold Fields. the Rocky River
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.—We have just been informed [?] gentleman who resides on the Rocky gold field, that an accident of an appalling nature occurred at Mount…
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AN accident of a very painful nature occurred here on Wednesday, 22nd October, by which the lives of five men were lost. After dinner these men descended their…
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A GENTLEMAN who has had many opportunities, during several years past, for acquiring sound information relative to the auriferous localities in New England, has…
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HAVING had nothing to communicate last week, I did not write. At present the good name of these diggings is in the aseenda[?]. The new rush at Sawyers' Gully is in several…
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THE anticipations held out in my last letter regarding Sydney Flat and Sawyers' Gully are, to all appearances, likely to be realised, as shafts since bottomed are yielding well…
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The diggings on Sydney Flat are now extending up a gully towards "Sawyer's New Rush," and I have no doubt but that the two fields will eventually be found to…
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WE have great pleasure in being enabled to lay before our readers a valuable and interesting communication from the Rev. W. B. Clarke, the eminent geologist, in…
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THE weather continues fine, with the exception of a few thunderstorms, but not followed by much rain. A number of shafts on Sydney Flat are…
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THE weather now seems quite settled, the days being sunny, with gentle breezes sufficient to cool the air; the nights are rather cold, particularly towards the mornings…
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THE claim on Sydney Flat which was said to be so rich was a hole deserted by three different parties in succession, as not being payable; but a fourth happened to be more…
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