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Mining & the mines, 1852

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 21 August 1852 · page 3

Transactions during the past week have been more than usually animated, though the extent of business has been limited by the small quantity of gol I dust coming into the market, the bulk of…

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Mining Intelligence. Long Creek

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 21 August 1852 · page 5

This locality was again visited by heavy rains, attended with great loss of property. After a week's severe frost the wind changed from west to south-east, on Friday the 6th instant, about six o'clock, p m., bringing rain in torrents. The river, during the…

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Council Papers. Seizure of the Hundred Weight of Gold, at Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1852 · page 2

RETURN to an Address of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, dated 30th July, 1852, requesting a copy of "All Correspondence that may have taken place between the…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock Diggings. Hanging Rock, August 5

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 21 August 1852 · page 5

The weather has been very severe. A great deal of rain and snow has fallen here, but during the last few nights we have had heavy frosts. The diggers have been rather downhearted, but they are getting in good spirits. A great many have been shepherding…

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Monetary System, and Proposed Abolition of the Gold Currency in France. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 August 1852 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—I believe if all the attention could be paid to the monetary system, which certainly would be if the present political state of Europe would allow sufficient time to…

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Gold News of the Week

Empire · Monday 23 August 1852 · page 2

In consequence of the detention of the Western Escort, the amount of gold received in town during the last week has been extremely small. The whole quantity was only 747 oz. 7 dwts. 12…

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The Western Gold Fields. (From our own Correspondent) Tambaroora, 9th August, 1852

Empire · Monday 23 August 1852 · page 2

On Wednesday the 29th ultimo, we proceeded to the Long Creek from the Turon, and the miseries we have had to contend with on the road have been many, for accommodation for travellers…

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Original Correspondence. Devon and Cornwall Gold Company (Australia.) To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 23 August 1852 · page 2

SIR—Seeing in your useful journal of this day, a notice of the proceedings of the above Company, 1 beg to inform you that the extent of the Company's land is nearly 800 aeres, 797 acres being…

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Arrival of Gold

Empire · Tuesday 24 August 1852 · page 2

The armed Escort which arrived yesterday from the Southern diggings, brought in and deposited the following consignments of gold at the Treasury:…

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Yesterday's Receipt of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 August 1852 · page 3

THE Southern escort brought down but very little gold yesterday:—namely, from Braidwood, 334 ozs. 7 dwts. 20 grs., and from Major's Creek, 6s oz. 13 dwts. Total, 403 czs…

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The Empire. Tuesday, August 24, 1852. the Evil of Gold

Empire · Tuesday 24 August 1852 · page 2

THE early fears which were very generally entertained, that the semi-barbarous pursuit of gold-mining, with its novel excitements, would have a baneful influence on…

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The Bingara Gold Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 August 1852 · page 2

OFFICIAL intelligence was yesterday received in Sydney with reference to the progress of discovery in this golden locale. Hundreds of persons were daily arriving, and about forty…

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The Bingera Gold Field

Empire · Friday 27 August 1852 · page 2

As considerable interest is felt in the progress of operations at the Bingera diggings, the following few particulars, which are from a source which entitles…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 3

Private letters received yesterday confirm the information from Bingera which has been published in the papers. The number of licenses issued at this date, the 7th instant, was only…

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The Bingara Gold Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 5

OFFICIAL intelligence was on Thursday received in Sydney with reference to the progress of discovery in this golden locale. Hundreds of persons were daily arriving, and about…

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Liverpool Plains Gold Field

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 2

COPY of a letter from John H. Durbin, Esq., to the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lauds, Sydney. Crown Lands' Office, Liverpool Plains,…

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Mining Intelligence. Braidwood

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 5

AUGUST 17.--Having only just arrived at the Diggings I am not able to present you with a lengthy report by this mail., but you may expect a full account by our next From what we can see most of the diggers seem to be doing very well; some are…

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Quartz Crushing and Gold Mining Companies in General. (To the Editor of the People's Advocate.)

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 7

SIR,--Since my last we have had continued rains, sleet, snow, and hail storms; all mining operations are necessarily suspended, with a few trifling exceptions; the flats are covered with water and the creeks running very strong. The last two mails have not…

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Australian Gold Versus Australian Iron, Steel, Ano Copper. (From a Correspondent.)

Empire · Saturday 28 August 1852 · page 3

At the invitation of a friend of Mr. Holmes, of Ohureh-hill, the principal proprietor of the Fitz Roy Mines, in the neighbourhood of Bathurst, we had yesterday…

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Gold News of the Week

Empire · Monday 30 August 1852 · page 2

In consequence of the heavy rains which have flooded the creeks and rivers at the Western diggings, no escort has arrived from them during the last week, and the receipt of gold has…

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