The Two Gold Colonies
UNDER the above heading, a few days ago, we copied an article from the Geelong Advertiser. At the same time we attempted to prove that if the same number of persons were at work…
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Hanging Rock and Peel River Gold Fields
A LETTER from Mr. Durbin, the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands, describing the present state of the gold fields at and near the Hanging Rock, was laid on tho table of the House and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Northern Gold Fields. (From the Maitland Mercury's Correspondents.) the Hanging Rock. Hanging Rock, Saturday, December 10. 1853
The court sat at N[?]ndle on the 6th instant, Messrs. Commissioners King and Rudder, and Captain Price were on the bench. There were four applications for licenses for public houses,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scraps From the Victoria Gold Fields. (From our own Correspondent.)
BENDIGO, December 12.—Bendigo is up again: the calm which succeeded the late storm was of the most deceptive character—I would have wagered anything that it was impossible to get up an agitation on this field a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Intelligence the Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood
Dec. 12. -- The weather can scarcely yet be called settled -- we have frequent showers, sometimes pretty heavy. This is of course favorable to the crops, which are looking very well. The harvest will necessarily be late, but it is to be hoped pretty abundant…
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THE diggers on Major's Crcok still appear to be making a good living, although wa have not lately come across any instances of extraordinary good fortune. The British Australian Company have commenced working on Spring…
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THE HANGING ROCK.—Hanging Rock, Saturday, December 10, 1853. The weather has been exceedingly fine during the week, and parties are busily at work at their various avocations. Although the weather is so propitious, several persons at the lower…
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The Western Escort deposited on Thursday, at the Colonial Treasury, the following quantities of gold. Ozs. dwt. gr…
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The Quebec Chroni[?]le, of the 10th of August, has the following:— "It is only necessary for the s[?]ptic to take a drive to the Chaudiere gold diggings to be…
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The Western Escort deposited on Thursday at the Colonial Treasury, the following quanti[?] of gold:— From Bathurst............. 266 9 18…
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The receipts of gold during the week average about the same as the quantities delivered for some time past. The amount received at the Treasury on Thursday, from the Western Mines was 1280 ozs. 0 dwts. 17 grs., being a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood
DEC 12.—The weather can scarcely yet be called settled—we have frequent showers, some—times pretty heavy. This is of course favourable to the crops, which are looking very well. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. Hanging Rock, Saturday, Dec. 10, 1853
The court sat at Nundle on the 5th instant. Messrs.. Commissioners King, and Rudder, and Captain Price, were on the bench. There were four applications for licenses for public houses, for…
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The diggers on Major's Creek still appear to be making a good living, although we have not lately come across any instances of extraordinary good fortune. The British Australian Company have commenced working on Spring…
Continued on Trove, page 392 →The Gold Fields, the Turon
We copy the following from the Bathurst Free Press, of Saturday:— The claimholders of Sofala Reach encouraged by the dry weather, and the consequent falling…
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The year 1853 having reached its full age. will be merged in the great eternity of the past, leaving only its results to net on our future destinies, and in common with my fellow-colonists I can but look to them with a…
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Another year of our history is completed this day, and in acoordance with our usual practice we propose taking a glance at the principal events of interest connected with our gold fields during that period,…
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THE OVENS.—The greatest excitement prevails among the diggers and storekeepers at the Nine Mile Creek. Within a fortnight a regular digging township has been formed by the tents at this place, which commences near the Assistant Commissioner's…
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DEC. 19. -- The news from our diggings is just now rather dull. Dull, not because all the good to be done has been accomplished, but because no startling or exciting circumstance has occurred to call for special remark, and we are beginning to get so much…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Intelligence. the Turon
I have no news of importance to communicate this week. Things as a general rule are very dull, and there is a probability of their continuing so, until the Christmas recreations are over The heavy thuuderstorms which have lately passed over the Turon,…
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