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Mining & the mines, 1851

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Gold Circular

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 287
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

An error crept into my last week's circular, in which it is stated that "California had only produced one million and a half sterling per annum," this fact I obtained from a very clever article on the subject of Gold…

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Gold Scraps

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 6

Mr. John Want arrived in Bathurst a few days ago, en his way to Sydney, halving disposed of his third share of a digging claim for £100. In course of a conversation with him, we learnt that his visit to the diggings was prompted rather by curiosity than…

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Gold Mems

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 3

SPECIMEN or GOLD O[?].—By far the most beautiful specimen of gold in the matrix which has yet been brought to light, was purchased by Mr Samuels, on Monday last for £100. The…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 2

IN your leading article a few days ago, you stated upon what you seemed to consider good authority, that a very small proportion of the gold-diggers pay licenses, in spite of the…

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Original Correspondence. Gold Sale. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 3

Sir—I beg to state the result of the first day'd mile of Australian Gold with the names of the purchasers. My anticipations were fully realised, in the…

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Bell's Life in Sydney. Saturday, October 4, 1851. The Gold Licenses

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 2

"And to save still further trouble the digger should be compelled to wear his license as a badge on his breast, so that after the first week when the licenses were issued, the Commissioner…

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Mining Intelligence. (From a Corespondent of the Bathurst Free Press.)

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 3

Louisa Creek is no longer the scene of impa[?]nt anxiety, bustle and activity that it was a few weeks back, when its solitudes were first in[?]ded by an army of gold hunters. Farne with…

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To the Editor of the Bathartt Fres Press and Mining Journal. Louisa Creek, September 27th, 1851

Empire · Saturday 4 October 1851 · page 4

Sir—Louisa Crock is no longer the scene of impatient anxiety, bustle, and activity that it was a few weeks back, when its solitudes were first invaded by an army of gold-hunters. Fame…

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Interior. the Maitland Gold Reward. (From the Maitland Mercury, October 1.)

Empire · Monday 6 October 1851 · page 3

On Monday evening, pursuant to adjournment, a meeting of the Maitland Gold Reward Committee was held at Mr. Gorrick's, the Fitzroy Hotel, Mr. W. Lipscomb in the chair…

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The Gold Mines. (From the Bathurst Free Press, October 4.) Gold at Winburndale Creek

Empire · Tuesday 7 October 1851 · page 3

Very promising diggings have been discovered in the lower portion of the Winburndale Creek, about five miles below Brucedale, the residence of W. H. Suttor, Esq. There are about a dozen…

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Mining Intelligence. Turon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 October 1851 · page 2

NEALS'S POINT, SEPTEMBER 30.—To-day, Mr. Grahame on one point obtained, amongst other small nuggets, one weighing two ounces fifteen penny weights, and two men and a boy in the…

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To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Empire · Tuesday 7 October 1851 · page 3

SIR—I enclose you a fewseraps of intelligence from the Turon diggings, which may serve to give you some idea of the extent and magnitude of the labour now required to do any good at…

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Additional Gold Regulations. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 October 1851 · page 3

COLONIAL Secretary's Office, Sydney, 7th October, 1851.—With reference to the notices from this office of the 23rd May and 4th August last, and pending the receipt of…

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Additional Gold Regulations. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 7th October, 1851

Empire · Wednesday 8 October 1851 · page 3

With reference to the Notices from this Office of the 23rd May and 4th August last, and pending the receipt of Instructions from Her Majesty's Government, His-Excellency the…

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Gold in Victoria

Empire · Thursday 9 October 1851 · page 2

WE were yesterday favoured by Messrs. Shoppard and Alger, with Melbourne and Geelong papers, by the brig Dart, confaining some very startling and…

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Gold Close to Goulburn

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 October 1851 · page 10

On Saturday last, a small piece of gold was found by Mr. Wood, of Tow rang, and a person named Summerill most appropriate name for a gold discoverer), within four miles of Goulburn, we…

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Gold at Port Phillip

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 October 1851 · page 2

OUR southern friends appear to have at last discovered gold in workable quantities. Four thousand ounces actually on hand is proof that the vein is rich and…

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Country News. Gold at Winburndale Creek

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 October 1851 · page 10

Very promising diggings have been discovered in the lower portion of the Winburndale Creek, about free miles below Brucedale the residence of W. H. Suttor's Esq. There are about a dozen people at…

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Goulburn. the Southern Gold Fields. Arraluen

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 9 October 1851 · page 10

SEPT. 27.—Since I last wrote to you new diggings have been discovered in the gullies at the top of the Arraluen mountains, about a mile from the upper diggings; they are situate in one of the…

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