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Mining & the mines, 1855

435 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 22

"In Neccssarlls Unitas, in Dublls Libertas in Omnibus Charitas." the Second Civil War at the Victorian Gold Fields

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 June 1855 · page 8

IT will pain many an honest generous Irish heart to read the account of the lamentable disturbances which have lately taken place at that land of bad passions and sudden storms…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Monday 2 July 1855 · page 3

The demand has been brisk, but very little gold dust offering; this may be partially accounted for in consequence of the high price in Port Philip, viz, from £3 17s, 41/2d to £3 17s, 6d, Per ounce; this with export duty added makes…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. (From a Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.) Hanging Rock, June 23rd, 1855

Empire · Tuesday 3 July 1855 · page 5

The weather has been exceedingly boisterous during the week, especially so on the night of Tuesday last, when the wind blew a perfect hurricane, roaring in the mountains, and carrying away tents and the roofs of our…

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Glances at the Gold Fields of Victoria.— Bendigo. (From the Melbourne Morning Herald.)

Empire · Friday 6 July 1855 · page 6

The chances are that you could not walk 100 yards at the present moment, in Sandhurst, without catching from a passer-by, or from some of the many groups at the corners of the streets, the words "quartz-erashing," or…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 5

The escort of this morning brought a fair average quantity. The slight improvement in price, noted in our last report, for some better descriptions, has not been sustained, and buyers seem less anxious to operate at the ruling rates. In some cases…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 5

The quotations show a decline of at least 6d. perounce, this may be accounted for by the uncertin state of the exchange. In Melbourne this is more apparent than here, but an alteration there of course has its effect in Sydney. Very little gold dust has…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 5

Large parcels of gold have arrived by private hands this week, which, however, have not been sold in cousequence of a reduetion in the price, caused by the new regulations of the Sydney Royal Mint, viz., 1¼ per cent, for coining any quantity less than…

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Gold and War. Chapter Ii

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 1

Seven o'clock the same evening and still deep in thought sat Mrs. Martha Corbett. The tea equipage had been taken away, but aching head and heavy heart remained…

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Mining Intelligence. Hanging Rock Hanging Rock, June 23rd, 1855

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 7

The weather has been exceedingly boisterous during the week, especially so on the night of Tuesday last, when the wind blew a perfect hurricane, roaring in the mountains, and carrying away tents and the roofs of our frail dwellings…

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The Diggings. the Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. Hanging Rock, June 23rd, 1855

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 July 1855 · page 3

The weather has been exceedingly boisterous during the week, especially so on the night of Tuesday last, when the wind blew a perfect hurricane, roaring in the mountains, and carrying…

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Mining in the Bathurst District. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 9 July 1855 · page 4

SIR—Will you kindly spare a column for a few remarks on mines and their management. Our colony is enriched with invaluable and inexhaustible stores of coal, iron, copper, silver, and gold, and in…

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The Gold Fields. — the Late Emeute at Maryborough. (From the Geelong Advertiser, 3rd July.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 July 1855 · page 2

SOME interest, and no little anxiety, having been excited by the recent outbreak at Maryborough diggings, the following particulars of its origin may not prove uninteresting. These we are enabled to supply from…

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Southern Gold Fields

Empire · Wednesday 11 July 1855 · page 3

TGENA CREEK.—Several large parcels of gold from these diggings have reached Goulburn during the week a considerable quantity of which, we believe, has been purchased by Mr. P. S. Solomon, of the National Store,…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 14 July 1855 · page 5

A system of fraud has beeb established by some unprincipled persons on the Meroo diggings, consisting in mixing Hanging Rock gold, which is of very low quality, with the Meroo gold, the value of which is thereby ruduced. I, as well as others, have…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 14 July 1855 · page 5

The market is without the slightest alteration; and, upon the whole, the recently-reported rates aro scarcely obtainable. The rate of Exchange is unaltered, and we report last week's quatations…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Monday 16 July 1855 · page 5

The market has been, dull; very little gold dust offering for sale; the demad exceeds the supply; no altoration in last week's quotations. The Western and Southern Escorts arrived this morning at…

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Great Nugget Vein Gold Mining Company

Empire · Tuesday 17 July 1855 · page 2

The half-yearly general meeting of the Shareholders of the Great Nugget Vein Gold Mining Compnny was held yesterday afternoon, at the office of the Company, Mort's Commercial-buildings, Pitt-street, for tho purposo of…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Tuesday 17 July 1855 · page 5

A system of fraud has been established by some unprincipled persons on the Merco diggings, consisting in mixing Hanging Rock gold, which is of very low quality, with the Merco gold, the value of which is thereby reduced. I, as well as others, have…

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Gold Oircular

Empire · Saturday 21 July 1855 · page 3

Tho market romaina unaltered, very little gold duat [?]onortng for sale. Tho prioos are, with the exception of tho Nortuorn diggings, the same as last.wook. lt will be observed that tho northern gold dust is quotod at…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 21 July 1855 · page 3

My advices from the mines, this morning, express, as usual, a waut of hands: it is a pity that hundreds of men will remain starving at Melbourno, and have concerts and public subscriptions made for them, when if they were tocomo hore they could support…

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