The Gold Fields, the Turon
A correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press writes as follows:— There is a decided improvement in the affairs of the Turon since last wrote; the quantity…
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The Gold Question
THE large quantities of gold which were obtained at California, and the still increased supplies from New South Wales and Victoria caused considerable excitement on Chicago…
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The name causes that affected the market last week still continue, and though the departure of the Great Britain approaches, my last week's quotations are barely maintained, and New South Wales is still £3 15s., while…
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BRAIDWOOD, Nov. 1.—From the different gold fields in the neighbourhood, there are as usual varying accounts. Some are very successful, some are bitterly complaining. Jenner's party on Major's Creek still continue to turn out rich washing stuff, and the…
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There is a decided improvement in the affairs of the Turon since I last wrote. The quantity of gold offered for sale on Saturday was much larger than usual, the prices ranging from £3 12s. 6d. to £3 13s. The largest quantity sold by one party was a parcel…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →REVIEW. Results of a Series of Experiments for determining the relative value of specimens of Native Gold from the different countries whence it is brought to market in these colonies, by his Excellency SIR W. T. DENISON, F.R.S., from Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land. Vol. II. H. and C. Best, Hobart Town
SOME enquiries have been recently made through our columns in regard to the mode of ascertaining the relative value of specimens of native gold. One correspondent has expressed his surprise at the question having been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Lady Flora Gold Dust Robbery. Winchester, July 13. Before Mr. Baron Martin
Aaron Crawcour was indicted for having, in August 1852, on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, feloniously stolen forty-eight pounds weight of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Western Gold Fields. Burrandong. (From the Bathurst Free Frets, November 12.)
In this part of the world so thoroughly dostitute as it has been of means of communication with Bathurst or the Metropolis, I do not wonder at my not having noticed in your publication…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal in Victoria. (From the Banner, November 11.)
The discovery of coal in this colony is a "great fact"—a fact of scarcely less importance than the gold discovery. The coal veins of Northemberland are the arteries of the England's…
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Instead of the Gold Market rallying this week as was anticipated, a further decline took place, the exchange haying fallen to one per cent. discount, and New South Wales cannot be quoted higher than £3 14s. 6d., and…
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The price, during the past week, has been from 76s. 6d.; to 76s. 9d. the latter figure may be quoted at this date; there has not been a great deal offering, nor many buyers in the field…
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The various gold fields of the colony continue to maintain that "even tenor" in productiveness which has characterised them, as compared with the mines of contemporary gold countries, since…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Report on the Gold-fields of Victoria
The old fable of the Mountain and the Mouse does not apply to the Report of the Select Committee on the gold-fields, for the process of parturition in the latter case has resulted in…
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Nov. 7. -- I write to say I have nothing to write about. During the last week we have been visited by some heavy rains sufficient to put a stop to all profitable work on the part of the diggers. On Thursday a violent storm passed over, the rain descended in…
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In this part of the world so thoroughly destitute as it as been of means of communication with Bathurst or the Metropolis, I do not wonder at my not having noticed in your publication any account of our doings up here, but feeling convinced of the…
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In this part of the world so thoroughly, destitute as it has been of means of communication with Bathurst or the Metropolis, I do not wonder at my not having noticed in your publication any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Original Poetry. a Gold-digger's Lament
For what are we toiling and moiling? For what do we strive and strain? Under the summer broiling, Under the cold and the rain;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Gold Circular. Saturday 5th November, 1853
The increase in the price of gold, as intimated last week," has continued until it has reached 76s. 6d., at which it now remains firm. A very active demand existed for the Balaarat, which ship…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The North Run Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. Hanging Rock, Nov. 5, 1853
In sending you reports from time to time of the success of the miners, as well as incidents occurring at these diggings, it is my study and care to give plain and straightforward facts, and to a void…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mining Intelligence. the Ovens and the Buffalo. (From our own Correspondent.) Spring Creek, October 30, 1853
The famed "Ovens" present a curious feature, in the rapid changes which are ever taking place in a gold-digger life. Scarcely has fine weather set in before the old diggings, which have worn a most melancholy exterior throuirh the winter, have put on an ap…
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