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Mining & the mines, 1855

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 11 August 1855 · page 5

In Consequence of the projected departure of the Phoenician for London on the 5th, the demand for gold this week has for exceeded the supply; and as often happens in such cases, the escort has brought a very small quantity of gold dust from the…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 11 August 1855 · page 5

The market has been very dull; scarcely any gold dust has been offered for sale during the week; a very small quantity arrived from Port Phillip by private parties. The Western and Southern Escorts arrived this morning with…

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Mexico. the Acapulco Gold Mines

Empire · Tuesday 14 August 1855 · page 5

By latest advices from San Francisco, we learn that several parties are about to leave that city for Acapulco, with the view of penetrating to the interior, where the gold mines are said to have been recently discovered…

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Great Nugget Vein Gold Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 August 1855 · page 5

YESTERDAY, an adjourned general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at their offices. Mr. Thomas Holt, jun., Chairman of the Company, presided…

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Council Paper. Gold Fields. Report From Commissioner of Western District. Gold Commissioner's Office, Bathurst, 26th May, 1855

Empire · Tuesday 14 August 1855 · page 6

Sir—I do myself the honour to forward, for the information of his Excellency the Governor-General, a report on the gold fields of my district up to the present date. 1. Ophir, as compared with last year, has somewhat…

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Southern Gold Fields

Empire · Wednesday 15 August 1855 · page 5

SROONER'S RUSH, Major's Creek, August 7, 1855.— Great excitement was created on Friday morning by a man named Spooner, bringing to this creek about 18 pennyweights of gold, stating he had obtained it in a…

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Coal in California. (From the Alta California, May 29.)

Empire · Thursday 16 August 1855 · page 5

Almost every batch of interior papers brings us intelligence of the discovery of a coal mine in some well known part of the State. It is evident that this invaluable article of fuel is distributed throughout the land,…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 18 August 1855 · page 3

The demand this week for exceeds the supply, many enquiries have been made for Port Phillip, and Ovens gold dust, and this description would meet with a ready sale, at most remunerative prices, in fact, all descriptions of gold dust are much required…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 18 August 1855 · page 3

The Western Escort has brought down, this day, 1459 oz. 3 dwts. 15grs. of gold dust. My letters confirm the report of very rich diggings having been discovered near the Devil's Hole Creek, on the Merco, which has induced a rush to that locality…

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Coal in California

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 18 August 1855 · page 2

Almost every batch of interior papers brings us intelligence of the discovery of a coal mine in some well known part of the State. It is evident that this invaluable article of fuel is distributed…

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Mining Intelligence. Major's Creek, 7th Aug., 1855. Spooner's Rush

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 18 August 1855 · page 7

Great excitement was created on Friday morning by a man named Spooner, bringing to this creek about 18 pennyweights of gold stating he had obtained it in a short time, in a gully close to Burlang, and running into Frogs' Hole Creek The…

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Council Paper. the Gold Fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1855 · page 8

THE following is an extract from the report of the Commissioner of the Western District (Mr. Green) relative to the state of the Goldfields. The document was ordered to be printed by the Council on the 3rd of…

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Gold in India. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 August 1855 · page 2

SIR,—In the month of May I published some correspondence on this subject. Being now able to state more particularly what has been recently going on in the Southern Maharatha country, I lay before your…

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The Northern Gold Field. the Rocky River. (From a Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.)

Empire · Thursday 23 August 1855 · page 6

I am now happy to be able to say that a most genial change has taken palce in the weather, which will enable every description of labour to progress. The parties now digging hero have every reason to be…

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Maitland Circuit Court. (From Yesterday's Maitland Mercury.) SATURDAY, 18th August, 1855. (Before Mr. Justice Dickinson.) Stealing Gold

Empire · Thursday 23 August 1855 · page 5

George Borrosford was indicted for stealing about four ounces of gold dust, the properly of John Campion, at Mr. Denison's station of Gunandady, on Melbourne Plains, near Tamworth, on 24th January last…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 25 August 1855 · page 3

[?] The Western and Southern Escorts arrived this morning,at the Trensury, with 1940 ounces 15 dwts. 3 grains: gold dust, as under. A few pareels, about 1500 ounces, of Northern gold dust arrived this week by private parties; this was purchased for shipment…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 25 August 1855 · page 3

Since the departure of the Ph[?] nothing has been done in gold, with the exception of about 1000 [?] received from the Hanging Reek by private hands. I melted and assayed two lots of it, but I do not think it has exchanged hands yet, as…

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Mining Intelligence

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 25 August 1855 · page 7

GOLD DISCOVERY. -- Considerable excitement was created in our town last Monday, in consequence of a report being promulgated that a person named Nowlan had made a discovery of a gold deposit within the very precincts of the town. It…

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The Diggings. the Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 25 August 1855 · page 3

I am now happy to be able to say that a most genial change has taken place in the weather, which will enable every description of labor to progress…

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Departures of Gold Ships From Melbourne, Since July 1st, 1855

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 August 1855 · page 4

Date of Sailing. Ship. Destination. Ouuces July 1......... Frances Henty...........Landon.............97,703 July 5.......... Whirlwind.............Calcutta.........3,000…

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