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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
94 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 5
We extract the following from the Nelson Examiner:—The Diggings, Acrero, September 18, We have had a great deal of rain for the last week or two, which has been a hindrance to the diggers; most of them being obliged…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Since our last report a rush has taken place to these diggings. We visited Goree a few days since, and were somewhat surprised to find that about 400 diggers had already arrived. It is very surprising that not a single…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The only patties benefited by the continuation of the present very dry weather are these working on the banks of the river; to them it is a favourable chance to get on with their work, but throughout the other parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The state of things at the Pyramul is far from satisfactory. Numbers dally arrive, but the departures are, if anything, more numerous. All the work done by the late rush has been about the old ground, where a few…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →GOLD FROM THE MEROO.—Mr. Curis purchased 72 ozs. 14 dwts. 7 grs. of gold on the 21st instant of two men from Meroo, containing nuggets of 1 to 4½ ounces in weight, the whole of which, we believe, to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At present these diggings thirst for water. For the last week we have had thunder almost daily, and were in expectation that rain would have followed, but were greatly disappointed, as only a few slight showers fall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The last escort will give you a good idea how our diggings are getting on, 1200 ounces from about 500 diggers. I should say this beats the best of the Victoria mines with all their boastings about them. The new spot does not appear to attract so much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A very smart thunderstorm passed over the Rocky this afternoon, but, to the great disappointment of a large number of the diggers, it was not followed by any rain. Washing stuff has now to be carted from Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] some time since I have written a line to you, [?] owing to nothing new occurring in this [?] This week a little stir was created by our [?] coming off on the 1st and 2nd. They did net turn…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE CUDJEGONG OR MUDOEE RIVER.—The Cudjegong River, nearly from its source to the [?] of its waggs with them of the Macquarie, flows through a very extensive [?] of country, the whole of which is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEW RUSH AT THE MITTA MITTA.—About a week ago, diggings were discovered on the left hand branch of Snowy Creek some 20 miles above the present workings. Fifty of sixty diggers are said to be actively engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An inquest was held at the Rocky River, on the 7th instant, before T. J. Markham, Esq district coroner, and a jury of four, on the body of Henry M'Cormack. From the evidence it appears that deceased was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The three river parties are now in full work with a prospect of six or eight months profitable employment before them. The Meroo has nearly stopped running, the entire water of the river being taken through the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The weather since my last has been very hot, appearances daily threatening rain, now so anxiously looked for, but always disappointing expectation.—"Like the borealls race…
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