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435 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 22
SIR,—In continuation of the subject which I lately introduced to your readers, I now trouble you with an abstract of Lieutenant Aytoun's Geological Report on the Belgaum Collectorate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A rash took place last week to "Parson's Point," and this before despised locality was again the scene of busy operations, but, I am sorry to say, with little benefit to the minors, as most of them were unable to bottom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As a large number of your readers are much interested in the development of the various gold-fields in this part of the country, a few particulars respecting the diggings at Goobergandra may not be unacceptable to them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The great increase of gold dust in Victoria, and the alteration in the exchange in Melbourne, has had the effect of causing the price of gold dust to fall there. This to a certain degree has caused a downward tendency, in the gold market there. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A rush took place last week to "Parson's point," and this before despised locality was again the scene of busy operations, but, I am sorry to say, but with little benefit to the miners, as most of them. Were unable to bottom the shafts, on account of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR—A select committee of the honorable the Legislative Council of New South Wales discovered that Mr. Hargraves returned from California to Australia " expressly to find gold"—the greatest discovery, it must be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The last published portion of the Journal of that useful institution, the Statistical Society, contains a most elaborate, skilful, and statesmanlike essay, by Mr. Richard Valpy, on the progress and direction of British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A melancholy accident occurred on Sunday morning, at Erskine Flat, whereby a fine young man named John Cameron Tennant has been prematurely hurried into eternity. Deccased had been working on wages for a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRAIDWOOD, 11TE SEPTEMBER. â Gold-digging is brisker than usual in this district. At the Little River about one hundred are scattered along its banks, most of them doing well. It is the prevailing opinion,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold-digging is brisker than usual in this district. At the Little River about one hundred are scattered along its banks, most of them doing well. It is the prevailing opinion that a rich gold-field would be found, if well…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Having been resident on the Western Gold Fields (Sofala District) some months, I wish to offer a fair statement of their working, Leaving the Running Stream on the Bathurst and Mudgee roads, we strike…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR—You are no doubt aware that the cause of the memorable disruption of the Established Church of Scotland, in 1843, was patronage. On the occasion of that event, a minority of the ministers and elders,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There has been very little demand for gold dust this week, and the depressed stage of the market, and fall in price in the sister colony of Victoria, must necessarily have a great effect in the operations of the market here. The late rains have prevented…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EVERYTHING is very quiet under this head, less inclination to follow up late priors being evident; and although the quantity off ring is not so large as the two preceding weeks, yet the tendency is favourable to buyers; but we repest our quotations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Everything is very quiet under this head, less inclination to follow up late prices being evident; and, although the quantity offering is not so large as the two preceding weeks, yet tendency is favourable to buyers, but we repeat our quotations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The market this week has been very dull, scarcely any gold offering for sale. I do not think the present prices will continue, as the exchange on London is likely to be reduced to 2 per cent. It is reported that large quantities of gold have been discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An extraordinary amount of activity and energy is at present manifested by the miners on this gold field, both in the alluvial and the quartz workings. In quartz mining, however, there is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A melancholy accident occurred on Sunday morning, at Erskine Flat, whereby a fine young man named John Cameron Tennant has been prematurely hurried into eternity. Deceased had been working on, wages for a party on Erskine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the last two or three days we have had some very heavy rains, and it is feared much damage will be sustained in some of the old claims; but, generally, during the last week: many of the diggers have been doing better,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EVERYTHING is very [?] under this head, ess inclination to follow up late prices being evident; and although the quantity off ring is not so large as the two preceding weeks, yet the tendency is favourable to buyers; but we prepest our quotations…
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