The Northern Gold Fields
A correspondent in the Maitland Mercury of Saturday last writes as follows:— Hanging Rock, May 16. As I anticipated in my last, numbers are daily…
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A correspondent in the Maitland Mercury of Saturday last writes as follows:— Hanging Rock, May 16. As I anticipated in my last, numbers are daily…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—As one considerably interested in the prosperity of the gold fields, I have been waiting, with some anxiety, to see what would be done for their better management during the present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THURSDAY EVENING.—The railway market was flat during the morning, but there was a tendency to recovery [?]wards the close of business. The shares of the Australian land,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There is hardly anything of importance to communicate respecting these diggings. No now diggings have been struck since my last notice, and the miners are just now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GENTLEMEN,—Feeling gratified, that my letter was deemed worthy of a place in your valuable columns, and indulging in a hope that my remarks, e[?]nating as they do from the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Messrs. Mocatta and Goldsmid, bullion brokers to the Bank of England, in a Circular just issued to purtles engaged in the trude of the precious metals, thus speak of parcels or adulterated gold dust from Australia:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Sonth Wales Victoria Ovens California…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINCE our last circular was issued, no less than the steamers, bearing news from home, have entered harbour—the Adelaide, the Shanghai, and the He[?] pont, the two last bringing news to the brginning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Since my last report this market has been very quiet, and but little doing, though prices have not given may for known parcels of Gold or those coming direct from the mines…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transactions during the past week have been more numerous, and considerable animation has pervaded the market. The price has ruled £3 17s. for Victoria, and £3 14s. 6d. for New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The demand for gold for shipment per Harbinger was brisk up till Friday, when it ceased, and the price immediately fell from 76s. 9d. to 76s. Among the many cases of successful gold digging hitherto…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following extracts from a digger's letter are published in the Maitland Mercury of Wednesday last:— "Bingera Diggings, May 10, 1853…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GENTLEMEN.—I perceive in this morning's Herald that Mr. J. S. Mitchell, as Secretary to the G. N. V. Gold Mining Company has been desired to solicit the favour of your inserting a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Embosom'd in earth I lie, Saug in my nest of trap. Where the snowy arms of my mother quariz My glist'ning sides enwrap…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Tambaroora seems to be taking the lead just now at these diggings. A person who is residing there advised all on the Turon to visit the former place, which he says is eminently a "poor man's diggings." On the Maitland Point a party sunk a bole on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR—As the Bill for amending the Gold Regulations is now before the Council, perhaps I might be allowed the privilege of offering my opinion on them, more particularly as I have seen several…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our quiet little diggings may be said to be partially closed for the present, there are, however, still about 60 or 70 people remaining, and as several have erected bark huts, it is doubtless their intention to pass the winter here. The diggers have conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As I anticipated in my last, numbers are daily returning from Bingera; they pronounce it to be a very strange gold field; present appearances lead people to think so. Digging operations are being carried on much the same as usual…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The postponement of the sailing of the Barbinger, owing to the arrival of two steamers—the Hellespout and the Shanghai—has had the effect of keeping up the price of gold. 76s. 6d. was given by some brokers freely, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE postponement of the sailing of the Harbineer, owing to the arrival of two steamers— the Hhellespont and the Shanghai has had the effect of keeping up the price of gold, 76s. 6d…
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