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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1857

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Gold Fields

Northern Times · Wednesday 18 March 1857 · page 4

The steady and remunerative yield of gold at our new diggings at the junction of the Moree and Mudgee Rivers, appears to have collected a large and increasing population…

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Gold Fields. the Rocky River

Northern Times · Saturday 21 March 1857 · page 2

Nothing of any great importance has occurred here. A few, however, are doing what you may call a fair thing. It has been reported that a rich gold field has been found on the dividing range south-west of Walcha,…

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Commercial and Markets. Gold Circular

Northern Times · Wednesday 25 March 1857 · page 4

There is ro perceptible improvement in the gold market the week. After milking every allowance fur the wit weather, we still think the returns small, for although the entire receipts per escort may exceed those…

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Gold Fields. the Rocky River

Northern Times · Saturday 28 March 1857 · page 2

Matters are tame enough at these diggings at present, and in yet I cannot report any good tidings from the many prospecting parties out. I have seen several who were in search of those who where said to be getting…

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Gold Fields. New Gold Field

Northern Times · Wednesday 1 April 1857 · page 2

The few diggines discover in the Wellington district afferd an additional assurance that we only require an mer asked mining population to place this colony in a far superior position than that she now occupies as a gold…

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Gold Fields. New England

Northern Times · Saturday 4 April 1857 · page 4

The only talk here at present is, who is to get the reward for discovering a new goldfield, as it appears that more than one party are candidates for the honour and money. It is to be hoped that both may be successful…

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Gold Fields

Northern Times · Wednesday 8 April 1857 · page 2

MERRENDER.—These gold fields are still the great centre of attraction. On the Western Gold Fields, arrivals from Sydney, Hanging Rock, and Rocky River, are daily taking place. A large quantity of gold is…

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Commercial and Markets. Sydney. Gold Circular

Northern Times · Wednesday 8 April 1857 · page 4

En more gold has come to market since last week; and there can be no doubt that we shall have an astonishing increase of the certly stores now hidden below the surface if the land could be thoroughly unlocked. The…

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Gold Fields. Western District

Northern Times · Saturday 11 April 1857 · page 4

SOFALA.—The finding of a five-ounce nugget of gold is rather an incident now-a-days in this locality. I saw one to-day that was got on Little Oakey. In shape it was something like an eagle in miniature crouching on a…

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Gold Fields. Tasmania

Northern Times · Wednesday 15 April 1857 · page 2

GOLD FIELDS.—Since our last, all accounts received agree in describing the yield of gold greater and the number of persons prosecuting the search more numerous. The fall of rain caused a rise in the river, and…

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Gold Fields. the Rocky River

Northern Times · Saturday 18 April 1857 · page 4

There must have been some disarrangement in the mails lately, as last week's" Express" was not delivered here until yesterday (Tuesday) instead of Sunday morning…

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Gold Fields. the Rocky River

Northern Times · Saturday 25 April 1857 · page 4

The weather is now assuming a more settled appearance but already we can sauff the chill and bracing air of approaching winter, particularly the mornings and evenings. Fir some years past we have had less rain…

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Gold Fields. a Three Hundred and Seventy Ounce Nugget Found in Drunken Scotch— Man's Gully, in the Whipstick

Northern Times · Saturday 25 April 1857 · page 2

As in usual in all new rushes, opinion has fluctuated greatly within the last few days in reference to the Whipstick being found to be a paying gold-field. The question received a very pleasing solution oN Wednesday night…

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Gold Fields

Northern Times · Wednesday 29 April 1857 · page 3

MERRENDEE DIGGINGS.—The above diggings are situated above twenty-two miles from Mudgee, in a southerly direction, It appears they were first discovered as a gold field in August, 1891, by Mr. Jacob Inder…

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Massage Bay Gold Fields

Northern Times · Wednesday 29 April 1857 · page 3

The Nelson Examiner devotes nearly a page to a description of the Massage Bay Gold Fields. There is a long account of the country adjourning, but we give the pith of the matter, namely the earnings of the diggers…

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Gold Fields. Rocky River

Northern Times · Saturday 2 May 1857 · page 2

There is very little news to send you from this quarter. The only place of note now is the east end of Sydney Flat, where the largest number of diggers are located, and some of them are doing well. One party has already…

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Sydney Intelligence. Arrival of Gold

Northern Times · Saturday 2 May 1857 · page 3

The following consignments of gold were received at the Mint on Tuesday from the Rocky River Diggungs.—…

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Gold Fields. the Rocky River

Northern Times · Saturday 2 May 1857 · page 4

The only mining intelligence I can give you this week is that there seems to be a rush, not only of diggers but of Innkeepers, storekeepers and all sort of dealer, to that part of sydney Flat which leades of Tipperary Gully…

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Gold Fields. Western Districts

Northern Times · Wednesday 13 May 1857 · page 2

SOVALA.—It is some time since digging was so much in the ascendant on the Turon as last week. All those that were engaged in the different branches of gold digging such as sinking, surfacing, and tomming were…

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Gold Fields. the Rocky River. (From the Armidale Express, May 9.)

Northern Times · Saturday 16 May 1857 · page 4

From a gentleman who is resident on the Rocky River gold field we have obtained a few interesting particulars which we now lay before out readers. He has informed us that on Tuesday last there were four holes bottomed…

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