Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Company
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1856 · page 5
THE adjourned meeting of the shareholders in the Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Company was held yesterday at noon. Captain Sparkes took the chair. The Secretary having read the minutes of tho last meeting,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 September 1856 · page 5
THE ROCKY RIVER.—Messrs. D. Cohen and Go. received on Saturday night, by the Maitland steamer, 700 ounces of Rocky River gold. A gentleman, arrived yesterday from the Rocky River, states there are…
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Empire · Tuesday 2 September 1856 · page 2
"And why beholdest thou the moto that is in thy brother's eye,but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye." To the Editor of the Empire. SIR—With the inconsistency common to human nature,…
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Empire · Tuesday 2 September 1856 · page 5
We received the following intelligence respecting the opening of some new ground at Johnson's, perhaps better known as Suttor's Oakey Creek, from a very intelligent German digger, who called at our office a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Bucketful of Gold at Albany Island. [From a Correspondent.]
Empire · Tuesday 2 September 1856 · page 5
In the Empire of Saturday last, at the close of the " shipping intelligence," there appears the following startling announcement:— " Found gold on Albany Island, with a pick…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Western Gold Fields. (From the Bathurst Free Press, August 30.) Louisa Creek
Empire · Tuesday 2 September 1856 · page 5
The following information is extracted from a private letter from a party now digging at the Louisa Creek.— " Our party has been at work four days, and if all goes on well we expect by to-morrow night to have bottomed…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 September 1856 · page 2
AT the present juncture, when the interest taken in the question of the gold resources of the colony is so very great, a few extracts from the official papers relative to the discovery of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monopoly of the Rocky River Gold Field. To the Editor of the Empire
Empire · Wednesday 3 September 1856 · page 2
SIR—May I, through the medium of your journal draw the attention of the public to the present state of the law for the regulation of the working of the gold fields…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold News. (From the Maitland Mercury.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 September 1856 · page 5
THE ROCKY RIVEK.—Mr. Hammond has arrived in Maitland from the Rocky River, bringing with him 500 ounces of the precious metal, or above 40 lbs. in weight. A gentleman we believe had this gold in his…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 4
A MEETING of the shareholders of the Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Company, convened by advertisement, was held yesterday at 2. p.m. On the motion of Mr. H[?]BBLEWHITE, seconded by…
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Empire · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 5
Our market fluctnates greatly: one week we are busy, and the nexte scarcely anything doing, for which I cannot assign any real cause, except that at those diggings where we have no osoorts the diggers invariahly wait till they can mustera number to…
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Empire · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 5
The want of an escort from the Rocky River still keeps much of its gold from reaching Sydney. A correspondent from Louisa Greek, writes as follows:— " There are some doing exceedingly well here, and others not…
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The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 5
We received the following intelligence respecting. the opening of some new ground At Johnson's, perhaps, better known as Suttor's Oakey Creek, from a very intelligent German digger, who called at our office a few…
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Empire · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 4
In pursuance of the following advertisement a special meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held yesterday afternoon at the Company's oflice, in George street:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Reviev of the Gold-fields of Australia: Their Physical Features, and Laws of Deposition, &c., &c. No. II
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 September 1856 · page 10
PURSUING my inquiry of a previous paper, two distinct conclusions prominently present themselves in connection with the issue of gold-mining undertakings in Victoria; the first deciding…
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Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Sunday 7 September 1856 · page 2
We were favored yesterday, by Mr Ross, a Melbourne digger, with the perusal of a letter from his mates at the Rocky River, who are thorough practical diggers, having worked at…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 September 1856 · page 4
WE have been favoured with the following letter, which arrived by the mail on Saturday, by Mr. Myers, of the firm of Messrs Abraham, Myers, and Phillips, from their partners at the Rocky River:—…
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The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Monday 8 September 1856 · page 204
OUR market fluctuates greatly; one week we are busy, and the next scarcely anything doing, for which I cannot assign any real cause. At those diggings where we have no escort, the diggers invariably wait until they can muster a number to return together,…
Continued on Trove, page 204 →The New England Gold Fields. (From the Armidale Express, August 30.) the Rocky River
Empire · Monday 8 September 1856 · page 5
The news from the Rocky is of the same character as usual. A large majority of those who have bottomed their claims are doing well, and the diggers are gradually scattering over a wider scope of country. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Gold-fields. (From the Bathurst Free Press of Saturday.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 September 1856 · page 5
STONEY CREEK DIGGINGS.—Notwithstanding the reiterated assertions of unsuccessful diggers and others who delight in underrating the character of the Western Gold-fields, the continual arrival in town of…
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