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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

10 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Goldfield

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 September 1884 · page 2

The following land has been declared a goldfield:— County of Murray, parish of Thurralill[?] being measured portion No. 73, area 50 acres…

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Gold or Dross. CHAPTER I.

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 October 1884 · page 1

SHE had been christened Hyacinth, this small, wilful heroine of ours, and the name suited her rarely well. It was as impossible to connect shame, meanness,…

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Gold or Dross. CHAPTER II.—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 31 October 1884 · page 1

'Do you mean my aunt has a great many visitors?' 'She has one visitor always, and she seems hard to please or perhaps they tire…

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Gold or Dross. CHAPTER III.—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 7 November 1884 · page 1

SHE enjoyed the idea of a visit to Nolmanhurst if the earl was to be away. She had only seen him twice, and yet wilful girl that she was, she had taken the most…

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Gold or Dross. CHAPTER IV.—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 14 November 1884 · page 1

'Are you angry that I came. Why Won't you speak to me?' For an answer he took her in his arms, and half smothered her face with kisses,…

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Gold or Dross. CHAPTER VI.—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 November 1884 · page 1

And so in every letter that went from Nolmanhurst Mrs. Carlyle made some mention of their late visitor, until in November came the astounding news that…

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Gold or Dross. CHAPTER VII.—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 28 November 1884 · page 4

Hyacinth felt quite a member of the little family in Remberton road. Utterly different as were Mrs. Benson and Sallie from any of her former acquaintances…

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Gold or Dross. CHAPTER VIII.—Continued

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 December 1884 · page 1

MISS DELAUNAY—Lord Nolman!' It was at Mr. Ward's villa, at a garden party this introduction was made, Hyacinth bowed low and wondered if…

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Local News and Notes. Discovery of Gold at Molonglo

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 19 December 1884 · page 2

MR. FOWLER HOBSON, who, with a party of prospectors, recently found encouraging indications of gold at Molonglo, paid us a visit on Saturday last, and brought with him an extract…

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Our Pardner. a Gold Digger's Story

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 26 December 1884 · page 2

GUESS we was about as rough a sample of human natur' up at Gubbin's Creek Mining Camp as' most any part could show. For profanity. 'ard work, dirt an' rags we should ha'…

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