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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
17 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers
We have been favoured with the following extract of a letter from these diggings, dated 10th February, and addressed to Mr. James Tunks, of this city. The writer is John Mobbs. He says, after alluding to some business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The labours of the hardy and adventurous diggers on the bleak plateau of the Australian Alps, are at length beginning to tell, in the productions of mineral wealth. Besides this, at a moderate computation, 1000 ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We extract from the Goulburn Chronicle, of the 22nd inst., the following remarks on this important gold discovery, which are well worthy a careful perusal:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Tumut Gold Escort brings two thousand two, hundred and thirteen ounces (2213). The amount from the Snowy River is one thousand six hundred and eighty-seven ounces (1687)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr Henry Kofahr, a intelligent and experienced, person who arrived in Sydney from the Snow River on Sunday, has very obligingly called at our (Empire) office, and communicated the result…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr Kennedy, storekeeper at Adelong, has just returned, having left the Snowy River on Sunday, February 26. He tells me that Mr Yates, of the Bank of New South Wales, arrived on Saturday night, to purchase…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan, Sunday morning—I write to inform you that I reached this place at 1 a.m., whence I start to-morrow morning by the new route to the diggings—a distance of sixty-five miles. A great many diggers are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following communication, bearing date "Snowy River, 26th February," has been banded us for publication by Mr Longford, of the Blue Bell Hotel, Erskine-street, who vouches for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I send you the following important information which appeared in the Goulburn Chronicle this day. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.—A NEW GOLD FIELD AT THE HEAD OF THE TUMUT RIVER…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two escaped convicts from Victoria, and one man for robbery, were brought down to Tumut on the 14th instant and escaped from the Tumut lock-up on the evening of the 16th, for robbing the Police Camp, were [?]tenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whether the oracle on the stump has been consulted or not, I have not yet ascertained, but in legal phraseology I may say "true it is and of a verity" that two or three parties have hit upon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"DEAR—We arrived here safely and in good order without endo[?] of any kind, in the early part of yesterday evening. Some are [?]tting large profits in the bed of the river as well as in surfacing on the hill sides. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The only mining news I have to be [?] his week to easily told, v.z., R[?] is party have [?] their shaft[?] a death of 144 fact. At first it was supposed that this [?] I king was to be a complete…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Escort has arrived. All doubts that did exist as to the yield of these diggings is now removed, for the Escort has brought down from the Snowy River and Adelong 6359 ounces. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following telegram have been received by the Government:—From Mr. Lockhart, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Murrumbidgee, to Colonial Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Snowy River fever, so prevalent here a month ago, seems now to be quite abated, and the flighty mania cooled down by the late reports in Sydney papers from the new gold field. Those…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →During last week the weather has undergone a change, and though the days still continue warm the very chilly nights prognostigate and approaching winter. Lately we have had several hear frosts…
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