The Omeo Gold Fields
Report of Mr. Commissioner Tyers to the Colonial Secretary of Victoria:— Commissioner of Crown Land's Office, Gipps Land, 9th January, 1854…
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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock
Mr. T. Haydon has just reached Maitland with 800 ounces of gold from the Hanging Rock. This quantity he bought at different parts of those diggings in one day, the larger portion being from…
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OCTOBER 30.—I have been informed that a rush is taking place to the left-hand branch, which is generally called Shingle Hut Creek. Mr. Sprowl sunk a hole from which he obtained…
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The uncertainty of the exchange has had a depressing effect upon gold market; the demand has been very limited. Little doubt exists that the exchange will alter immediatley. This will probably cause the market to…
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Much uncertainly has for some time prevailed in the market as to the actual value of gold dust from the various diggings, considerable difference in quality being found to exist, and we have latterly deemed it necessary,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mrs. Chisholm's Visit to the Gold Fields
We republish from the Argus of the 11th, the following most interesting speech made by Mrs. Chisholm, at the Mechanics Institution, in Melbourne, on Thursday evening last, the 9th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Gold Fields. (From the Bathurst Free Press, November 11.)
A chance for the better has for some time past been gradually stealing over the region known as the Western Gold Fields,—not so much in the shape of extrordinary success as in a steady influx of…
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BARNSLEY, Tuesday, August 23rd.—At an early hour this morning, news arrived in Barnsley that a most terrific explosion had taken place at Lund-hill colliery, Hemmingfield, about five…
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PORTLAND BAY DIGGING'S.— A gentleman on whose testimony we can place full confidence, has assured us that he himself has lately discovered gold in this district. The locality is on…
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For Calcutta.........22[?]0 ounces gold dust Ditto................3000 sovereigns For Bombay......... 1510 ounces gold dust For Hong Kong.......2010 ditto ditto…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Western Mines. the Turon. (From the Correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press.)
The increase which is now daily taking place in our digging population, has caused a slight reaction in mining offairs on the Turon. In various parts of the river, the miners are making…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. (From Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.) Saturday, November 11, 1854
Since my last communication a great many new comers have found their way to these diggings, averaging about ten per diem. As many as thirty have arrived in one day…
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THE alteration in the rate of Exchange on England, which has been adopted by one of our banks, and will soon be followed by the rest, has had the effect of suspending operations at present; when this is sottled the price must decline. No transaction of…
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The alteration in the rate of oxahange on England, which has been adopted by one of our banks, and will soon be followed by the rest, has had the effect of impeding operatlous for the prudent when this is seacttted…
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The increase which is now daily taking place in our digging population, has caused a slight reaction in mining affairs on the Turon. In various parts of the river, the miners are making the necessary preparations to work the bed claims now that such…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Diggings. the Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. Saturday, Nov. 11, 1854
Since my lust communication a great many new comers have found their way to these diggings, averaging about ten per diem. As many as thirty have arrived in one day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Western Mines. the Turon. (From a Correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press.)
There is a decided and general improvement at these diggings, and a change for the better has at length come " o'er the spirit of our dream," "The long; predicted reaction on the Western Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Export of Gold Dust and Sovereigns, Per Ship China, for London
Soveroigus. Captain Hamshaw.................. 660 T. Smith......................... 2000 J. Slator........................ 1000…
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The following Correspondence appears in the Morning Post, August 29:— "5, Ed ward-street, Hampstead-road, May 2, 1854…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →REVIEW. Australia as it really is, in its Life, Scenery, and Adventure, with the Character, Habits, anti Customs of its Aboriginal Inhabitants, and the Pruspectand Extent of its Gold Felds, by F. ELDERSHAW, f. cap 8vo., pp. 270. London, published for the author, by DARTON and Co., Holborn Hill. 1854
IT is only within the last few years that Australia has been a taking name on the back of a book. But within that period it seems to have become so attractive that every one who is capable, or has fancied…
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