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Mining & the mines, 1851

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, September 2, 1851. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am, I." Gold in Commerce

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1851 · page 2

MUCH has been said and written in this colony, about gold during the last two years, more particularly during the last four months, and a considerable traffic has…

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The Gold Mines. Notes of a Gold Digger. Crown Inn, August 29. 1851

Empire · Wednesday 3 September 1851 · page 3

Arrived here this evening, within about twenty miles of the Turon. It rained heavily last night, and the condition of those not having the shelter of a house was truly pitiable. Passed several…

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Gold Odds and Ends

Empire · Wednesday 3 September 1851 · page 3

A picce of gold ore about 3 lbs. weight was picked up at the Wentworth diggings in the carly part of the week. We have it upon good authority that from 4 to 5 cwt. of gold leaves…

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Gold Odds and Ends

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 4 September 1851 · page 10

A piece of gold ore about 3lb weight was picked up, at the Wentworth diggings in the early part of the week. We have it upon good authority that from 4 to 5 cwt. of gold leaves Bathurst for Sydney…

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The Gold Mines

Empire · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 3

THE Bathurst Mail arrived yesterday. The accounts from the Turon are anything but cheering, in consequence of the flooding of tho river. The overland mail from…

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Gold

Empire · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 3

Dust and "nuggets," per oz., £8 5s. 6d. to £8 6s. 6d. MOUT AND DROWN. Circular-quay, Sydney…

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Gold Circular

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 260
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather, which continued at the mines up to the date our latest advices, a considerable quantity of gold has reached town during the week. About 1200 ounces…

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Gold Odds and Ends

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 5
Also in Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer

A piece of gold ore about 3 lbs. weight was picked up, at the Wentworth diggings in the early part of the week. We have it upon good authority that from 4 to 3 cwt. of gold leaves Bathurst for Sydney weekly by the escort and other known means of…

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The Latest Gold Mems

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 2

THE Bathurst mail and the gold escort carriage, which ought both to have arrived in Sydney on Thursday morning, were delayed, as last week, till Friday…

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Mining Intelligence. (From the Turon Correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 6 September 1851 · page 1

Mining intelligence is very scarce. The river is flooded, and many parties are in consequence unable to work. It is a pity Mr Hickey is not amongst us just…

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Mining Intelligence. (From our Special Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 September 1851 · page 2

SINCE arriving in Sydney I have heard many people express great uneasiness at the numbers who are leaving and about to leave for the mines, but they need not alarm themselves,…

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Gold Purchases

Empire · Tuesday 9 September 1851 · page 3

Since Inst Saturday Mr. Austin has purchased gold to the amount of £1243; Messrs. Syer Brothers, £622; Messrs. Solomon and Co., £100: Mr. Fitzpatrick, £200; Mr. Parker, £500; and…

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The Gold Mines. (From, the Bathurst Free Press, September 6.) the Wenworth Diggings

Empire · Tuesday 9 September 1851 · page 3

The miners have had a rough time of it during the past month owing to the inclemency of the season, but present appearances promise a favourable change—a change not less required by…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, September 11, 1851. " Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." News From the Gold Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 September 1851 · page 2

WE received by express this morning, an interesting letter from our Turon correspondent, dated Monday. It will be seen that great success had attended some…

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Our Gold News in England

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 September 1851 · page 2

THERE can be no doubt that the intelligence of our gold discovery will arrive in England, at latest, this day, September 12th; and it is more than probable that…

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Gold Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 September 1851 · page 5
Also in The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List

IT is a remarkable fact that every week brings new treasures to light in connexion with the extraordinary discovery that now so much engages the attention of our colonists—the first specimen of Australian gold…

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Mining Intelligence

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 13 September 1851 · page 1

Rezuming the interesting theme to which the attention of the quidnunes is principally turned at the present moment, we present our readers with a summary…

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