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435 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 22
On Monday last, Richard Gordon, a butcher at Wattle Flat was riding a spirited horse into this town, when the animal became unmanageable, and in galloping down the hill at full speed, came…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Gibbon is employing six men to sluice a portion of the swamp, near the Golden Nugget Inn. Good prospects have already been obtained. The few remaining sluicing parties at the head…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE DISTRICT.—We have nothing of importance to communicate since our last conceraing our gold fields. "The Rush" on Spring Creek, to which we have so frequently alluded of late, still continues…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the state of the gold-fields of Victoria, we take some extracts bearing upon the more important points of the subject which the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following sparkling lyric has been forwarded to us as an extemporaneous effusion sung with wonderful effect at a bachelor's party by the inimitable Thackeray. It was phonographed by one of the bon vivants, and so found its way into…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THESE mines are of historical notoriety, and every incident connected with them possesses an interest for each colonist individually, as well as for the community at large. Those who remember South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →These mines are of historical notoriety, and every incident connected with them possesses an interest for each colonist individually, as well as for the commnity at large. Those who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We have had several days' heavy rain, which has greatly benclitted several portions of these diggings, except the lower end of Oakanville, which from its low situation has been completely flooded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE shareholders in the Geraldine Mining Company have acted with becoming discretion in determining to offer their truly valuable property for sale in foreign markets; and had they adopted this step long ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday evening, the 21st ultimo, some interest was excited in the neighbourhood of Major's Creek, by a "rush" which took place to Exeter Farm, the property of the late William Roberts,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOR some months past there has been a standing offer of a reward ot £10,000 to the discoverer of a rich gold-field in South Australia, yet no such discovery has been made, and the reward remains unclaimed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE DISTRICT.—We have nothing new to communicate concerning Reid's Creek of the Buckland, want of water being the cry as elsewhere: and we have no doubt but that the rain, of which we here have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have heard a great deal lately about the Exchanges regulating the price of gold; the dogma has been reiterated in the House, and we have unhesitatingly expressed our opinion that the assertion is only true to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Now that the rainy season has fairly set in, new arrivals, who have hesitated about starting for the diggings, will be making up their minds to "try their luck." To the question, "Which are the best…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The receipts are by no means so liberal as might be expected, from the fact of so much higher rates being obtainable than at Port Phillip. Noither are they equal to the requirements of buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The market has been firm, but prices are expected to be much lower than last week's quotations. The port Phillip and Ovens gold are much required, and meet with a ready sale at most remunerative prices…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following consignments of gold were yesterday delivered at the Colonial Treasury, by the Escort from the Westorn Diggings. DATHURST…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Is a man of business—a merchant or storekeeper—by some lucky speculation for happy idea, were to find that some particular or new branch of his trade had, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Saturday evening, the 21st ultimo, some, interest was excited in the neighbourhood of Major's Creek, by a "rush" which took place to Exeter Farm, the property of the late William Roberts, at a spot adjoining the 40 acres purchased by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We have had several days' heavy rain, which has greatly benefitted several portions of these diggings, except the lower end of Oakanville, which from its low situation has been completely flooded…
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