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Nothing of importance has occurred at our mines since our last; the water is still too high in the Turon to admit any reasonable expectation of success in the bed claims, and most of the miners have left for the adjacent…
Continued on Trove, page 150 →The total amount of gold brought in by Escort and mails during the past week, is 5030 ozs. 18 dwts. 5 grs. Of this, 400 ozs. came by mail. The quantity which arrived from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sofala is again as dull as ever. The late rains have raised the river to such an extent that all mining operations in its bed are impracticable for the present, and are likely to remain so for some time, as the weather still retrains unsettled. The water has risen some four or five feet within the last couple of days Previous to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SEEK me in rivers, in creeks, in dolls, My home is made in a thousand cells, In cells very narrow, in cells very deep; From out fissures of rocks, I silly peep…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—The time is fast approaching when these interests must become equal at least in importance to any other in the colony; yet, strange to say, these are the very interests that our wise…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Having now as briefly as the nature of the subject would seem to admit, adverted to most of the leading particulars connected with the gold discoveries, I propose in conclusion offering a few remarks upon some of the present -- as well as probable -- social, political,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR—I was very much pleased with your leading article on this subject—proposing that the Mounted Police in the vicinity of the more distant Gold Digginge, be employed to deliver…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The river is going down considerably; many persons holding claims on this bar and Mundy Point, are in anticipation of working their claims on Monday next A race has been out from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN another part of our paper will be found some most interesting extracts from the Australian and New Zealand Gazette in reference to the gold diggings in Australia. Every day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PEEL AND HANGIVG ROCK DIGGINGS.—We have seen a letter received in Maitland from a storekeeper in Tamworth, notifying that he has 500 (five hundred) ounces of gold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MEROO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES.—The late [?]ains have nearly suspeaded operations in the [?]ower Meroo, and the far-famed Maitland Bar is nearly deserted in consequence; further up at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PEEL AND HANGING ROCK DIGGINGS.—We have seen a letter received in Maitland from a storekeeper in Tamworth, notifying that he has 500 (five hundred) ounces of gold purchased ready to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The armed Escort which arrivel at the Treasury yesterday, from the Western District, brought the following consignments of gold. As no official list was received, we are not enabled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Is consequence of the almost impassable condition of the western loads, the escort did not arrive at the Colonial Treasury yesterday until a late hour in the afternoon, and then it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE reports from our gold fields this week are of a more cheering character, and the spirits of our miners have consequently become more buoyant. The waters in the Turon are fast subsiding, hut not sufficiently to give…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →One of the most interesting features in the progress of our mines, is the discovery of new diggin [?] on the Turon, a few hundred yards at the back of the township of Sofala A letter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Malice keeps no holidays. Beauty is the health of goodness. Jealousy is a secret avewal we make of our infer[?]ity…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Private letters received in Sydney describe the road to Maunt Alexander as literally impassable, blocked up by innumerable brokendown teams. The situation of the immense…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The practical digger, as well as thousands of this community, will read with interest the following short disquisition on the origin, formation, and deposit of gold, by a professional and practical geologist, Mr. J. Calvert, who is at present on a tour through the…
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