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Mining & the mines, 1852

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Mining Intelligence. Braidwood

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 16 October 1852 · page 7

OCT. 5. -- There is a visible decrease in the number of miners at present. The Port Phillip mania is the cause of it; nearly all that are leaving have been successful diggers who have been used to their 10 oz. to 20 oz. of gold per week, nothing less seems to…

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Armed Gold Escort From Victoria to Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 October 1852 · page 4

ONE of the most important matters brought before the notice of the Legislative Council during the present session was the attempt of Mr…

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Council Paper. Armed Gold Escort From Victoria to Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 October 1852 · page 2

REPORT of the Board appointed by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary's letter of the 24th July, 1852. The Board appointed to report on the subject…

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New South Wales Gold. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 October 1852 · page 5

GENTLEMEN,—In Mr. Lloyd's gold circular, which appeared in your valuable journal of the 25th ultimo, he gives the account sales of 4oz. 7 dwts, of gold dust of the "finest quality,"…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 October 1852 · page 5

GENTLEMEN,—I consider it to be my duty to bring under public notice the following statement of facts connected with the escape of one of my men, who was suspected of committing…

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The Victoria Gold Fields. Their Superior Inducements (Frm the Forest Creek Correspondent of the Melbourne Argus

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 16 October 1852 · page 1

I am story to say that bushranging is greatly on the increase, and hardly a day, or even an hour passes without some [?]ccount of an atrocious outrage being committed by these villains…

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Jottings From Thk Note Book of a Gold Seeker. No. Iv. Rides and Rambles in and About Melbourne. October 5th

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 October 1852 · page 2

THE scenery on the south or Melbourne side of the Yarra Yarra is much more picturesque and pleasing than that up [?] the north, notwithstanding that the latter has the advantage of…

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Gold News of the Week

Empire · Monday 18 October 1852 · page 2

The receipts of gold this week by the armed Escorts and mails fire as follows:—From Bathurst, 1121 ozs; 10dwts.; Wellington, 65 ozs.; Muddgco, 834 ozs. 4 dwts. 6 grs.; Murrunrundi, 42 ozs.;…

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Mining Intelligence. the Mookerwa Diggings. (From the Bathurst Free Press, October 16.)

Empire · Tuesday 19 October 1852 · page 3

Ever since the commencement of the winter's rains, a few parties have been at work on the Mookerwa Creek, and the f[?] of their remaining there proves that they must at least have been…

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Beneficiai, Effects of the Gold Discoveries in Australia. (From the Atlas, June 12.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 October 1852 · page 3

THE recent panic in Australian mattera is perhaps the most striking characteristic of the present century and of thoposition of England. During the many thousand years that the…

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Arrival of Gold

Empire · Thursday 21 October 1852 · page 2

The following consignments of Gold, by the Armed Escort, from the Northern Diggings, were received at the Colonial Treasury, yesterday. HANGING ROCK…

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The New Gold Fields Bill

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 October 1852 · page 10

A Bil for regulating the management of the Gold Fields of New South Wales, and for rising a Revenue therefrom, and for the preservation of order thereon, has been prepared by the Crown…

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The Biggings. the Northern Gold Fields

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 21 October 1852 · page 10

We have not been able to hear of any letters, brought down by Thursday evening's mail, which contained information relative to either, of the northern diggings. A person who left the Hanging…

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The Bingara Gold Field

Empire · Friday 22 October 1852 · page 2

The following is an extract from a letter addressed to Mr. T. S. Mort, with a consignment of 60 ozs. of gold:- Bingara, 10th October, 1852…

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Gold Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 October 1852 · page 3

It is again our pleasing task to bear record of each sno coeding week adding more abundantly than its predeccssor both to the product and known extent of our attractive mineral. Scattered in more or less profusion…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 23 October 1852 · page 3

During the early part of the week a great dulness prevailed, and few sales were effected, at a decline on previous rates, the highest quotations being from £3 9s. 9d. to £3 10s. for Port Philip,…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 23 October 1852 · page 3

Transactions in gold dust have been few during the past wool; and the [?]everse of spirited; indeed business has been almost wholly suspended. The prices last quoted have, however, with some…

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The Ovens Gold Field

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 23 October 1852 · page 5

A SECOND MOUNT ALEXANDER.--Private letters have been received in Goulburn, from the Ovens River, confirming the most flittering reports of the new gold field on Raid's creek. One party had procured 25 lbs. weight of gold in a week; another…

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The Bingara Gold Field

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 23 October 1852 · page 2

The following is an extract from a letter addressed to Mr T. S. Mort, with a consignment of 60oz of gold:— Bingara. 10th October, 1852…

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The Management of the Gold Fields

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 23 October 1852 · page 9

IN another part of this paper will be found a copy of the Bill to be submitted to the Council for regulating the future management of the gold fields. We have given it at length, in order that…

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