The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River
Although declared worked out some years ago, Sydney Flat has always maintained a number of miners with varied success. Sometimes after a spell of bad luck, a party…
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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River
SOME time ago I mentioned in my correspondence that a portion of land (10 acres) had been measured on Maitland Point, part of which was actually pegged in for mining…
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SOME time ago a road from Uralla to the Bundarra was surveyed through this gold field, but I believe few, if any, residing here know exactly where it is. I suppose…
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A STRANGER visiting these parts during the past two mnoths might have been induced to ask, Does it always rain here? and could have been answered, No; it…
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ALTHOUGH in mining, as in everything else, perseverance is an indispensable element towards success, it does not always follow that perseverance is rewarded by success in…
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RobbeRies of stores, and sticking-up by bushrangers, although of weekly occurrence in the South Western portion of the colony are happily uncommon here. Anything of…
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IN pursuance of an advertisement which appeared in the 'Express' of the 15th instant, a number of the residents assembled at the Crown Hotel on Saturday last, at 7…
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NOTHING astonishes the people here so much as the quantity of gold [?]emit[?]ed per escort from the Rocky. Who get it? is often asked, but nobody seems to know,…
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THE weather, which for a long time has impeded mining operations on Maitland Point and at other places where water had to be contended with, has during the past week…
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The weather during the last week has been all that could be desired gold mining, both in wet and dry ground. Roberts, Goode, & Co. were tolerably successful in…
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MR. M'Intyre in your last issue states, in reference to my communication respecting his report on our school, that my assertions moment before me, and extracts therefrom…
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Some years ago, when the gold on Sydney Fiat was traced Northwards through Doherty's Hill, expectation ran bigh that it would be continued on wards for some miles,…
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The Chinese who are at work on the front of Mount Jones, in considerable numbers, have gained an unenviable notoriety by the frequent quarrels amonget themselves…
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A MEETING was held in the school-house, on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of forming a company to work on Doherty's Hill. Mr. W. Cleghorn was called to the…
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The Chinese inhabitants are at the present time exhuming the bodies of their deceased countrymen, for the purpose of exporting the bones hence to China. If such is one…
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IN mining matters there is nothing new to chronicle. The sluicing parties on the front of Mount Jones and other parts of the diggings are, thanks to the abundance of water,…
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THE sluicing party who for some months past have enjoyed an almost uninterrupted supply of water, have, much to their annoyance, been suddenly brought to a stand-still…
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A MATCH between two elevens of the Rocky River Cricket Club was commenced on Friday last, on the ground, Sydney Flat, but owing to the rain which fell in…
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ON Tuesday evening a meeting of the shareholders of the Phoenix Mining Company was held, at the School House. 68 shares were represented by those present, and all…
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