Romance of Gold Coast. Cocoa Farming
From the lush forests of the Gold Coast they are now brining in their autumn harvest. “Brown diamonds” they might be called, these small,…
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Mining & the mines, 1938
31 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora. (By Will Carter.) Take Me Back to Tambaroora
Take me back to Tambaroora, And the roaring reckless days, With the diggers, wheeling barrows, Or with swags in bumping drays…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora
It is New Year’s Day, 1851. The sun has crossed the range, and approaches to the noon. It is a roasting day. In the many gullies and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Australian Gold Yield Victorian Production Up Also
Gold production in Australia last November amounted to 128,138 fine oz., valued in Australian currency at £1,108,434âa record for any month…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora. No. 3. the Novelty of Names
There is endless variety in the names we carry through life, yet, greater by far, are the nicknames men bestow upon one another when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Lure Shoalhaven Gold. A True Story of Billy Blue's Reef
THE story of Billy Blue's Reef is an epic story of an El Dorado that never existed. The tale of an outcrop of pure gold, alleged to exist somewhere in the gorges of the Shoalhaven, has been told the world over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Some “Shorts” Discovery of the Kerr Nugget of Gold in N.s.w
I was greatly interested in the article on “The Discovery of Gold in N.S.W.,” in the “Sydney Morning Herald” of 24th January, by that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora No. 4 (Copyright, by Will Carter.)gold
Gold, Gold, why art the silent, Hidden from sight ’neath the gravel and grass? Wouldst [?] but whisper, revealing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora. No. 5 (Copyright, by Will Carter.) Nuggety Nat’s Luck. the Prospect
“Fill up a dish for a prospect, Jock” It was Nuggety Nat who spoke To his mate, Jock Bell, the “Turon swell,”…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora. No. 6. (Copyright, by Will Carter.) Long’s Tow-storey Pub
Reference has been made to John Long as a business man with numerous interests at Tambaroora in the early days. Judging by his success…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prize Schedule. First Prize. £40 and Gold
[?] meal; second, £25; third, £12; fourth, £8; fifth, £5; sixth, £4; consolation : First, £3 and trophy; second, £2; third. £1. David Jones'…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora. No. 7. (Copyright, by Will Carter.) Quaint Christenings
Circumstances alter names as well as cases, Mrs Dicky Todd, of early Tambaroora, had set her heart upon calling her newborn son after a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Old Goldfields. Tambaroora. No. 9. the “Golden Safe”
I forgot to mention the Golden Safe among the reefing claims, in my last article. It was between Hill End and Tambaroora, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Old Goldfields. Hill End (Copyright, by Will Carter.)
The Hill End goldfield claims the distinction of being the first reefing locality to be worked in Australia. Rich alluvial gold had been obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Berry Ayrshires Win Gold Cup al the Royal
Mr. F. A. McIntosh, of âWoodside,â Berry, gained a distinct honor at the R.A.S, where [?] won the prize donated by the N.S.W. Fresg…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Old Goldfields. Hill End. (Copyright, by Will Carter.) Cummins Cattle Run
A thorough, though superficial, inspection of the Hill End-Tambaroora field would involve an extensive ramble, but it would certainty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Six Steamers Turned Away. Coal Orders Lost at Port Kembla
In two days at the week-end, Port Kembla lost thousands of worth of trade and large coal [?] went north…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Old Goldfields. Hill End (Copyright, by Will Carter.) Beyers & Holtermann’s Nugget
It was in 1861 that William Adams chanced upon his discovery well down upon the slope of Hawkins’ Hill but it was not until 1868-69 that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Eugowra Gold. the Bushranger Who Scorned Silver
Recently Queensland journals reported thai the skull of Frank Christie, alias Frank Gardiner the bushranger, had been sold in Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mining
Some time ago Mr. Jack Hanson, s[?]r., prospected for gold the upper reaches of the Shoalhaven River, with more or less success, but was…
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