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Mining & the mines, 1860

61 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 4

The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1860 · page 2

THE present weather is so indescribable that I can scarcely describe it. Cold, wintry, drizzly, blus[?]ery, cloudy, and almost sunless; but there is one thing I can verify…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocey River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1860 · page 2

I HAVE just come to the conclusion that the rain-spitting weather of last ast wcek dompletely exhausted the clouds of their superabundant moisture, as now we are favoured…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1860 · page 2

THE weather continues as pleasant by day as at the date of my last, though the evenings are still chilly. In mining matters, I may mention that…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rock River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 1 September 1860 · page 2

DURING the past week- we have had warm days and cold days, Wet days and indescribable days,- with abundance of moonshine and an occasional dash of biting,- cold,- hoar…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1860 · page 2

LORD Chatham said that When a man had nothing to say, he had better say nothing." Thinking to act upon some such principle, I made up my mind not to…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1860 · page 2

ABOUT ten days ago a rush on a small scale set in at the top of Tipperary Gully, which I scarcely thought worthy of chronicling in my last, as the majority of those who…

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Original Correspondence. a Cure for the Snowy River Gold Fever. To the Editors of the 'Armidale Express.'

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1860 · page 2

GENTLEMAN—Knowing that you are always ready to insert anything in your valuable columns which would benefit the working man, I write this as a sort of cure…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1860 · page 2

ON this day week, as if to redeem the promise of the previous evening, the rain came down in good earnest, causing those miners who, during the long interval of dry…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1860 · page 2

The late rains have enabled the proprietors of the large mounds to wash all their headings, and [?]am led to understand that some of them are highly pleased with the…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1860 · page 2

THE weather, which for weeks past had been blustering and rainy, has now assumed a more seasonable tone. The days, though not very warm, are sunny and…

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The Northern Gold District

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1860 · page 4

THE following extract is from the Rev. W. B. Clarke's recently published work- 4. The Northern District may be considered as embracing, 1st, the Gold Fields…

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The Northern Gold Fields. I the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1860 · page 2

NOT having visited the Kentucky Creek for some time past, I was muck surprised, while strolling there a few days ago, to observe the large quantity of work done there…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1860 · page 2

THE weather during last week was wet and windy, but now we have got an agreeable change to fine days and warm nights…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1860 · page 2

DURING the first part of last week the weather was pleasant and warm, but on Friday evening the clouds began to gather, the moon showed dimly, the atmosphere felt humid,…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River. Public Meeting on the Land Bill, &C

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 17 November 1860 · page 2

ON the evening of Friday last, the 9th current, a large public meeting was held in the Sehool-room, to express an opinion on the Land Bill and the late Ministerial crisis…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 24 November 1860 · page 2

THE weather is just what it ought to be at this season of the year, being neither scorching hot nor biting cold, continued wet nor lasting drought, but is made up of…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1860 · page 2

The weather is how all warmth and sunshine by day. The nights are cool, and so bright as to enable the industrious portion of our population to devote a few hours of…

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The Northern Gold Fields. The, Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1860 · page 2

SIR David Brewster is reported to have said in April last that there were fifteen miles of snow between the earth and the sun in the northern country, and until they were…

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The Elections. Nomination and Election for the Northern Gold Fields. [Concluded from Supplement.]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1860 · page 2

Continually running after the Government to ask for more local expenditure. As to taxation, it should be revised; he would never support a proposal exempting the…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Saturday 22 December 1860 · page 2

THE weather during the last week has been very pleasant with occasional showers of rain, which have done the crops an immensity of good. A few more would ensure us…

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