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460 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 23
Christmas day in this quarter was very dull, cold, and stormy, greatcoats being everywhere in requisition. On Boxing day the sports at the public houses were very general. Wrestling, boxing, fencing, quoiting, and racing took the lead, all of which went off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Half-yearly meeting of the above Company was held at the Office of the Company, Pittstreet, yesterday, at 2 o'clock, pursuant to advertisement, when the Chairman of the Board of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A correspondent of yesterday's Mailand Mercury, under date January 7, writes as fallows:— At length these diggings are beginning to assume something of the appearance of sume of our older…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I have no news of importance to communicate this week, if I except the pleasing intelligence that our diggers; although not making fortunes in a day, are steadily progressing towards the attainment of so desirable an end to their labour. A party of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE market still continues without variation, and only a limited quantity of gold has come to hand, and from Port Phillip a very small quantity has been received. Our price this week may be quoted—Port Phillip and Ovens £3 17s.; New South Wales,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The market still continues without variation, and only a limited quantity of gold has come to hand, and from Port Phillip a very small quantity has been received. Our price this week may be quoted. Port Phillip and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BALAAHAT, January 5.—The new rush at " Sulkey Gulley," about eight miles from Balaarat, on the Cheswick's Creek road, is turnimr out remarkably well. The gutter is in some places three " claims wide, and in one case fifteen ounces, were taken out of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Almost all the gold digging operations in this quarter are confined to Hoakanvil Creek. To give your readers some idea of this place, it is required that they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the present month, the receipts of gold at the Treasury, per southern and western [?]corts, show a considerable increase on former deliveries. The quantities of the precious [?]tal deposited by the latter conveyance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OUR market this week has been very inactive, owing to a searcity of gold; but little coming from Port Phillip; the price has not been maintained this week, although the exchange has gone up to 2 per cent. £3 15s. for New South Wales, £3 17s. for Port Phillip…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →oz. dwt. grs. Moses Moss.................. 341 0 0 Thomas Skinner............... 145 10 0 A. Hawley and Co............. 391 16 0…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →oz. dwt. Gilchrist, Watt, and Co.... 48 19 for Canton. Ede and R[?]bley........ 79 15 for Batavia. Smith, Campbell, and Co.... 150 0 for Calcutta…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Information reached Sydney yesterday morning of the discovery of new fields of the precious metal. They are said to be very rich, and are situated near Braidwood. Our…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE ROCKY RIVER.—HANGING ROCK, January 14.—The whole of the main creek is being well sluiced by a number of parties. Every available piece of sluicing ground in this creek is taken up, and those situations which were formerly considered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JANUARY 14.—Victoria gold, £3 16s. 6d.; exchange on London, drafts against gold at par; banks issue drafts 2 per cent. premium, and purchase at par; freights to London by sailing vessels, 4½d. per ounce. Seven parties have been approved of by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I have just received intelligence that a new and very rich gold field has been discovered on Government land, in the v.cinity of Major's Creek, about two miles on the road to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OUR market this week has bean my inactive, owing to a scarcity of gold; but little coming from Port Phillip; the price has not been maintained this week, although the exchange has gone up to 2 per cent £3 15s. for Hew South Wales, £3 17s. for Port Phillip…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →victoria Gold, £3 13s. cd. Exchange on Loudon, drafts against Gold at par. Banks issue drafts at 2 per cent premium, and purcl[?] at par. Freight, to Loudon by salling vessels, 4½d. per…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The arrival of the overland mail on Monday morning, bringing news of hostilities having commenced, had the effect of shaking the price of gold for a little, but it recovered during the day, and the price remained firm at 76s. 6d., which continued throughout…
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