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Mining & the mines, 1852

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Extra Gold Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 June 1852 · page 2

WE felt it our duty, on Saturday, to publish a report which was current in town respecting the value of Victo= ria gold. In the course of the day, we took some trouble to ascertain if this report could possibly be true, and,…

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Gold News of the Week

Empire · Monday 14 June 1852 · page 2

The total amount of gold brought in during the last week by Escort and by mails is 4276 oz. 10 dwts. 2grs. Of this quantity 3477 oz. 2 grs. were brought by Escort, and the remaining…

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The Northern Gold Fields. (From the Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 June 1852 · page 2

THE HANGING ROCK AND PEEL DIGGINGS. WE learn from parties who have returned from those diggings that they continue to improve, that is to say, the parts near the Hanging…

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South Australia. the Gold Assay Office. (From the South Australian Register, May 19.)

Empire · Monday 14 June 1852 · page 2

We have the pleasure of laying before our readers to-day, a letter from the Government Assayer, descriptive of the progress of the several departments of his Office. This letter has been elicited…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock and Peel Diggings. (From the Maitland Mercury, June 9.)

Empire · Monday 14 June 1852 · page 2

We learn from parties who huve returned from these diggings that they continue to improve, that is to say, the parts near the Hanging Rock. Our informants were up there about three months,…

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The Gold Mines of Victoria

Empire · Tuesday 15 June 1852 · page 3

The following is an extract from a letter dated Melbourne, June 9th, received by the Waratah:- "On Friday last a special escort brought down from Mount Alexander 15,420 ounces on…

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Mining Intelligence. the Bendoc and Delegate Gold Fields. (From our Goulburn Correspondent.)

Empire · Tuesday 15 June 1852 · page 3

I have just received a letter from Maneroo, of which the following is an extract:- "I onclose you a letter received by me this day (June 7), from a gentleman who has been for…

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Arrival of Gold

Empire · Tuesday 15 June 1852 · page 3

The armed escort from the Southern Diggings arrived yesterday, and deposited the following consignments of Gold at the Treasury. COULBURN…

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Picton.—gold!

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1852 · page 3

THIS little neighbourhood has of late been thrown into a state of excitement by the news that a gold field had been discovered close at hand. Our want of the real continuation of…

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Geelong Gold Circular

Empire · Wednesday 16 June 1852 · page 3

The price this week opened at 62s. [?] at which figure it has since remained. A considerable quantity has been offered, and buyers eager to do business…

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Melbourne Gold Circular

Empire · Wednesday 16 June 1852 · page 3

Little variation has taken place in the gold market this week. It opened at 63s., and to-wards the middle of the week a slight advance took place, but it finally left off at 63s…

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Mining Intelligence. (From Correspondent to the Bathurst Free Press, June 12.) OPHIR

Empire · Wednesday 16 June 1852 · page 3

There is little digging intelligence of importance. Great numbers have left within the last seven or eight days for Burrandong. Some of the less honest of the departures appropriated a new…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 19 June 1852 · page 3

The arrival of gold by escort and mail is now justly regarded as furnishing no accurate estimate of our total weekly receipts from the various diggings. A very large quantity of dust now…

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Gold Circulars

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 19 June 1852 · page 167

The news from our western mines this week is of a very satisfactory character. The late floods have been productive of important results to our mining population, in driving them from their old claims in the bed of the…

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Gold Circularss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 June 1852 · page 5

THE news from our western mines this week is of a very satisfactory character. The late floods have been productive of important results to our mining population, in driving them from their old claims in the bed of the…

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Extra Gold Circular

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 19 June 1852 · page 166

We felt it our duty, on Saturday, to publish a report which was current in town respecting the value of Victoria gold. In the course of the day, we took some trouble to ascertain if this report could possibly be true, and,…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 19 June 1852 · page 13

For several days past the clouds have been very heavy, and the holders of bed claims (subject, as you know, to skyey influences) have been proportionately out of sorts, fearing that the waters of the Turon, which have been gradually lowering since the flood,…

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Gold News of the Week

Empire · Monday 21 June 1852 · page 2

The total amount of gold brought to town during the last week, through official channels was 6394 ozs. 9 dwts. 21 grs. Of this amount 5780 ozs. 19 dwts. 21 grs. were brought by…

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Original Correspondence. Value of Gold. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 June 1852 · page 2

GENTLEMEN,—IN Mr. G. A. Lloyd's gold Circular, published by you in your Saturday's Herald, there are some statements relative to the value of our colonial gold not borne out by…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon. (From a Correspondent.) Oaky Creek, Tuesday June 15th

Empire · Monday 21 June 1852 · page 3

In my last informed you of the impending state of the weather, and on Friday and Saturday last it rained incessantly, which caused the river to rise at from three to four feet, causing the…

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