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Mining & the mines, 1851

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From the Mines

Empire · Monday 23 June 1851 · page 2

THE following is. the letter of our correspondent, which was published in our Second Edition of Saturday:Bathurst, June 19…

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The First Visible Efotoits of the Gold Upon Our. Neighbours

Empire · Monday 23 June 1851 · page 2

THE effects of our gold.discovery upon.the neighbouring colonies have already been forcibly depicted both in the public press and private corres pondonce. From all…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Monday, June 23, 1851. "Sworn io no Master, of no Sect am 1." the Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 June 1851 · page 2

THE first draft of the accession to our population which may be expected in consequence of the discoveries of gold took place on Saturday, when two…

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From the Mines

Empire · Wednesday 25 June 1851 · page 2

THE following is the postscript which appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday:— Tuesday Morning, ll o'clock…

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Mining Intelligence

Empire · Wednesday 25 June 1851 · page 2

We copy the following from the Bath[?] From Press of the 21st instant:— THE DIGGINGS. (From our Ophir Correspondent.)…

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Gold at Fitzgerald's Valley

Empire · Wednesday 25 June 1851 · page 3

Scareely a day elapses that reports are not circulated of new discoveries having been made, and with the spirit of exploration which is now abroad we are quite prepared to learn of the existence of…

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News From the Gold Field. (From the Bathurst Free Press.) Gold at Fitzgerald's Valley

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1851 · page 3

SCARCELY a day elapses that reports are not circulated of new discoveries having been made, and with the spirit of exploration which is now abroad, we are quite prepared to leam of the…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, June 25, 1851. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." the Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1851 · page 2

THE intelligence from Bathurst yesterday contains information that another creek in that neighbourhood had been found to have auriferous banks. Some…

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From the Mines

Empire · Friday 27 June 1851 · page 2

THE following is the postscript which appeared in our Second Edition of yesterday:— Thursday Morning, 11 o'clock…

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Our Gold Affairs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 June 1851 · page 2

THE neighbouring colonies are just now in a state of excitement, with regard to the Bathurst gold, similar to that which prevailed in Sydney a month or five…

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Information Fkoh the Mines. (From our Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 June 1851 · page 2

MONDAY, 2.—Instead of purchasing 8 tarpaulin, which would have cost £7, we got twenty-four yards ot unbleached calico at Is. a yard, and made it into a tent, which we…

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The Gold Mines

Empire · Saturday 28 June 1851 · page 2

The usual Second Edition of our Saturday's publication will not be issued to-day. June 28th…

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The Mines

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 June 1851 · page 2

THE discovery of new auriferous locations is announced daily. Mr C. H. NICHOLS, of this office has enclosed us a beautiful sample of gold procured by…

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Gold Washing. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 28 June 1851 · page 2

SIR, -- It has with great truth been remarked, that more knowledge can be obtained from observations of man and the world, than can ever be obtained by the usual system of tuition. This assertion must stand self-evident, particularly when we bear in mind that…

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Gold at Fitzgerald's Valley

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 June 1851 · page 1

Scarcely a day elapses that reports are not circulated of new discoveries having been made, and with the spirit of exploration which is now abroad we are quite prepared to learn of the…

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Ii the Pilgrim of Gold

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 June 1851 · page 3

A shepherd who dwelt near to Summer-[?]il crossed me As weary and faint up the mountain I pressed, He lent on his crook as I passed to accost me,…

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Song of the Diggings. the Gold

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 June 1851 · page 3

The gold—the gold—the yellow gold, The bright, the shining, (d—n the cold,) Without a mark without a bound, It runneth the creck's wide junction round,…

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Mining Intelligence. Foster's Diggings. (From the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 June 1851 · page 2

In describing the country about Fitzgerald's Valley in our Saturday's issue we were compelled, from want of time, to make use of such information as was at hand, but upon reference…

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From the Mines

Empire · Monday 30 June 1851 · page 2

SATURDAY'S mail brought down a considerable quantity of gold. We were shown one parcel of about 50oz consisting of dust and small."nuggets," which, came to…

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Information From the Mines. (From our Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 July 1851 · page 2

FRIDAY, JUNE 13.—Last night we had one of those agreeable episodes which occasionally enliven life in the bush. I was awoke in the middle of the night by a poke in the ribs…

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