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Mining & the mines, 1852

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The Northern Gold Fields. (From a Correspondent.) Peel River, July 18th, 1852

Empire · Wednesday 28 July 1852 · page 3

The alluvial diggings on the Australian Agricultural Company's grant are very rich. They have not hitherto been opened with any degree of sk[?], except on two points called the Diamond…

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THE Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday, July 29, 1852. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Prolific Gold Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 July 1852 · page 2

INTELLIGENCE has reached Sydney that the diggings at Bingara Creek, which we alluded to about a month since, are exceedingly rich. The place which at…

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Council Papers. the Western Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1852 · page 2

REPORT from the GOLD COMMISSIONER for the Western Districts to the Chief GOLD COMMISSIONER, on the prospects of the Western Gold Fields…

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Gold Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 2

THE following Memorial to the Governor-General, which is in course of signature in mercantile circles has been handed to us for publication:—…

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Gold Circulars

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 207
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

From an official document just published in the shape of a letter from Mr. Commissioner Green to the Chief Gold Commissioner, we extract the following particulars respecting our Western Gold Fields, which have been…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 3

During the week, the rates for gold dust have been low, but have slightly rallied towards the close. The highest price obtained at my public sale was 64s. 7d. A large quantity of dust…

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Export of Gold

Empire · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 3

The following are the amounts of Gold exported by the Neptune, which sailed yesterday for London:- ozs.dwts.grs…

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The Gold Fever

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 3

There are diseases which affect the moral as well as the physical health, and to the former class belongs the Gold Fever, which has lately broken out with very great intensity…

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Council Paper. Bingara Gold Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 8

COPY of a letter from MR. COMMISSIONER BLIGH to the CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS. Cown Lands Office, Gwydir, 10th July, 1852…

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A New Discovery to Supersede Coal

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 11

The Daily News of Monday says: -- We were invited to the Polytechnic Institution on Saturday evening to enjoy the private view of Dr. Bachhoffner's "Patent Fife." We went -- were ushered…

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Village of Peel. Mining Intelligence

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 6

HAVING just returned from the Louisa Diggings, after a sojourn of two months, perhaps the following communication at the present time may prove of importance to you and to the readers of the Advocate; for although much has been written about the doings…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock Diggings. Tamworth, July 16

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 3

There has comparatively been but little gold raised the last three weeks, in consequence of the rivers being so flooded. We have had incessant rains lately, and they have had the effect of driving some people away, There are however, constant accessions to our…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock Diggings. (From the Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 8

TAMWORH, JULY, 19.—There has comparatively been but little gold raised the last three weeks, in consequence of the rivers being so flooded. We have hsd incessant rains lately, and they…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock Diggings. (From Correspondent of Maitland Mercury.) Tamworth, July 19

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 31 July 1852 · page 2

There has comparatively been but little gold raised the last three weeks, in consequence of the rivers being so flooded. We have had incessant rains lately, and they have had the…

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Council Paper. Bingara Gold Field

Empire · Monday 2 August 1852 · page 4

Copy of a Letter from Mr. Commissioner Bligh, to the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands' Offiee, Gwydir, 19th July, 1852…

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Gold News of the Week

Empire · Monday 2 August 1852 · page 3

The quantity of gold brought to town by Escort and Mails during the past week is— 3,109 ozs. 6 dwts. 17 grs. About 500 ozs-of this came by mail, and the remainder by escort…

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The Northern Gold Fields. (From the Maitland Mercury, July 28.) the Hanging Rock Diggings

Empire · Monday 2 August 1852 · page 3

There has comparatively been but little gold raised the last three weeks, in consequence of the rivers being so flooded. We have had incessant rains lately, and they have had the effect of…

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Original Correspondence. the Bingara Gold Field. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1852 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—The relative positions of Bingara, Warialda, and Tamworth may be of interest to intending diggers at Bingara, and I therefore send you the correct distances from…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon. (From our Own Correspondent.) Oakey Creek, 28th July

Empire · Tuesday 3 August 1852 · page 2

The Turon at present is very dull of news, the only remunerative place being Golden Point; as for the other parts of the river, I can communicate nothing that would be interesting to your…

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