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Mining & the mines, 1855

435 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 22

Great Nugget-vein Gold Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1855 · page 5

YESTERDAY a meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held at Mort's Commercial Buildings, to consider the subject of the agreement entered upon with the Colonial Gold Company, and matters relating…

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The Quicksilver Mines of New Almaden, California. (From the Democratic State Journal.)

Empire · Wednesday 29 August 1855 · page 8

The road from San Jose, fourteen miles to New Almaden, is one of the finest in the State. It winds among furms and along the tortuous branches of the Guadalupe, under the shade of oaks and sycamores that…

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The Mining Regulations. (From the Bendigo Advertiser, August 22.)

Empire · Wednesday 29 August 1855 · page 7

Notwithstanding the formidable lecture read in our behoof by Mr. Benson, at the first sitting of the Local Court, we shall by no means be sparing of our remarks upon tito proceedings of that august body. With all the…

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Southern Gold Fields. (From a Correspondent of the Goulburn Herald.) BRALDWOOD

Empire · Wednesday 29 August 1855 · page 8

I have perhaps appeared negligent in retraining from [?]ending you any items of intelligence lately, respecting the proceedings of the diggors in this locality. But my silence has been occasioned by the slackness of news,as…

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River. (From a Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.) Rocky River. 23rd August. 1855

Empire · Thursday 30 August 1855 · page 3

Since my last a most decided and favourable change has taken place at these diggings, the returns are more general, and now none are working without being amply remunerated. M Kinley's party of six have in twelve…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 5

The market has been exceedingly flat this week, scarcely any gold dust offering; the demand coutinues brisk, particularly for Port Phillip and Ovens gold, which commond high rates, though very little of this description arrives here; the Price appears to…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 5

Very little gold has been received in Sydney this week. It is strange that we do not receive any gold from Victoria, as the prices are much higher here than at Port Phillip. My advices from the Western Diggings state that great…

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Gold Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 5

THE receipts this morning by the escort are 1428 oz. 11 dwts. 6 grs., which is a moderate average, but not nearly equal to the present demand. There is a good enquiry for Port Phillip gold and the better…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 5

The receipts this morning by the [?] [?] grs., which is a moderate average, but not nearly equal to the present demand. There is a good enquiry for Port Phillip gold, and the better…

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Mining Intelligence. BRAIDWOOD

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 7

I have perhaps appeared negligent in refraining from sending you any items of intelligence lately, in respect to the proceedings of the diggers in this locality But my silence has been occasioned by the slackness of news, as there has been…

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The Diggings. Southern Gold Fields. Braidwood

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 10

I have perhaps appeared negligent in refraining from sending you any items of intelligence lately, respecting the proceedings of the diggers in this locality. But my silence has been occasioned…

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The Northern Gold Fields. Rocky River. Rocky River, 23rd August, 1855

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 September 1855 · page 10

Since my last a most decided and favourable change has taken place at these diggings, the returns are more general, and now none are working without being amply remunerated…

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Western Gold Fields. The, Turon

Empire · Tuesday 4 September 1855 · page 5

A correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press furnishes the following report from the Turon:- Within the last ten days a rush has taken place to a flat piece of ground, on the left bank of the river, near…

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The Gold Fields of India. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 4 September 1855 · page 5

SIR—The practical value of the discovery that surface[?] spread gold is conformable in shape [?] its bedding rock,— a discovery that influenced so materi[?]. [?] the finding of the first, alluvial gold in Australia,—an[?] the utility of…

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Gold Circulars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 September 1855 · page 5

THE supply this week of gold dust, both by escort, steamers, and private [?] has been much greater than former weeks. A large quantity has arrived from Port Philip, principally for shipment…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 8 September 1855 · page 5

The supply this week of gold dust, both by escort, steamers, and private hands, has been much greater than former weeks; a large quantity has arrived from Port Phillip, principally for shipment…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 8 September 1855 · page 5

There is a great improvement on the Western Gold Fields, and the number of diggers is increasing every day. This is encouraging, and, as a proof of the fact, I may point to the quantity of gold received from thence by the oscort this day. My letters…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 8 September 1855 · page 5

The circumstance that the ruling rates for some time have been higher than those at Melbourne has Induced a pretty considerable Influx of gold, thence to this market, which, added to a large escort this morning, exceeding 3000 [?]ces, has enabled buyers…

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Mining Regulations

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 September 1855 · page 5

Notwithstanding the formidable lecture read in our behoof by Mr. Benson, at the first sitting of the Local Court, we shall by no means be sparing of our remarks upon…

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Mining Intelligence. the Turon

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 8 September 1855 · page 7

Within the last few days a rush has taken place to a flat piece of ground, on the left bank of the river, near to Groome's Bar, and every spot of available ground has been pegged out in claims. It is too soon to hear of general results for many…

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