The Gold Discovery
AMONG the communications which we have received relative to the early discoverers of gold in Australia, the following facts appear to merit publicity. It is known in a…
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Gold Circular
The market for gold dust has been more inactive during the past week than I have experienced it for some time. A feeling of apprehension created among the more inexperienced by…
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The demand for gold continues brisk, notwithstanding the small margin for profit, and the late reports of fraud that have been practised in Port Phillip. The present demand and extreme rates…
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The Government Escort from Mount Alexander arrived at the Treasury yesterday, with 619[?] of gold. The last number of certificates is 6702 from the Mount[?]and 10,300 from Bendigo…
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The armed Escerts, both from the Western and Southern diggings, arrived at the Treasury yesterday. The delay in the Western Escort was owing to the cause we assigned the coach not…
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The fine weather and the very low state of the creek, have enabled the bed claimants to commence work, and several parties are now busily employed in the bed of the creek. I cannot yet speak as to the result, as operations were suspended during the…
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We have been favoured with the perusal of a letter from a gentleman of intelligence and business in the western gold fields, of which the following is an extract: -- "My despondeney is greatly increased, since the Legislature have passed into law, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Alleged Gold Frauds. (From the Melbourne Morning Herald, December 31.)
The investigation into this case, which has created very considerable interest, was resumed at the Police Court yesterday, before the Mayor and Mr. Hull, J.P., and at half past ten o'clock…
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The following are the consignments of gold which have been received during the last week by Escorts and Mails:—From Major's Creek, 423 ozs. 19 dwts, Braidwood, 178 ozs. 4 dwts. 11 grs.;…
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Gold has maintained an upward tendency this week, owing to the demand for shipment by the Great Britain and the Ballarat, which was materially increased by the agents of the Great…
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Since last Circular, there has been very little matter of interest from our gold fields. It will be seen by the Escort returns, that there is a fulling off in the amount, which is easily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, January 12, 1853. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Poreigners in the Gold Field
WE have deferred commenting upon the Act passed during the late session for regulating the management of the Gold Fields until we had perused the minutes…
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Our miners have not yet recovered their wonted activity after the holiday season, and the news is not of a nurture to call for lengthened remark. The price has been steady all the week, and may…
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A meeting of the members of the Gold Escort Company and a largo number of mercantilo gentleman interested in the undertaking, assembled yesterday at ono o'clock, at the Sydney Exchange,…
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THE Superintendent, Officers, and Gentlemen Cadets, forming the New Gold Escort overland to Melbourne, attended in a body yesterday, at the offices of the Company, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On the Detection of the Fraudlent Imitation of Gold and Gold-dust. (From the Melbourne Morning Ilcrald, January 4)
In order lo detect such sophistication, let the gold be first weighed, and then exposed in an iron ladle over a brisk fire for half an hour or so; the fire may be urged by the bellows. If it is…
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By the armed Escort which arrived yesterday from the Western diggings, the following con-. signments of gold were brought in, and deposited at the Treasury:…
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Yesterday, pursuant to notice, the carriage and armed escort of the Sydney Gold Escort Company started at noon, within a few minutes of the appointed time, for the Ovens…
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Since the publication of Messrs. Connell and Ridings' Gold Circular, (New Zealander, Dec. 15), there have been several parcels received both from the Waiou and Wynward Diggings, Coromandel…
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