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Heavy rains for the last week or two have greatly retarded operations in this locality, and given a great check to our progress. The gullies and flats are saturated with water, and every dam in both Stoney and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Select, Committee of the Legislative Council of Victoria appointed, to consider upon and recommend the best mode of developing the Mineral wealth of the colony, have the honour to report to your…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SEPTEMBER 2.—Until within these few days, this place has been pretty quiet and orderly. Now, however I regret to say, it is getting quite the other way. On Sunday last there was a row between the whites and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE extract further from the Rev. W. B. Clarke's Report No. 7, respecting the discovery of gold in New England, the following passages:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE important paper which we printed yesterday as the Report of a Select Committee of the late Legislative Council of Victoria, will furnish valuable suggestions to our own Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THERE is scarcely a visitor hence to Victoria who, on his return amongst us, does not expatiate on the business-activity and thriving career of its inhabitants. He, moreover, fails…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IF. I have made it apparent that the gradual failing of the Victoria mines is almost beyond conjecture, nay, that causes especially traceable to the very sources of supply themselves, bid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[We can vouch for the accuracy of the nows contained in the following letter. Its con touts may be fully relied on. EDITOR.] Stoney Creek, 30th August, 1856…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some very large parcels of gold have arrived this week from the Rocky River consigned to mercantile firms in Sydney. The banks I believe are appointing agencies at the Rocky for the purpose of gold buying. Commercial enterprise must cease when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nothing new has been heard of the slate of these diggings of late, and all our. enquiries for fresh information have been fruitless. A few returned diggers were staying, at Mr. Davis's the Rose and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Until within these few days, this place has been pretty quiet and orderly. Now, however, I regret to say, it is getting quite the other way. On Sunday last there was a row between the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following is an extract from [?] letter, received in Sydney, on Saturday, from a digger:—"Mount Jones, Rockey River Diggings, New England. Dear Sir,— In compliance to your request, as to the state of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SOME very large parcels of gold have arrived this week from the Rocky River, consigned to mercantile firms in Sydney. The Bank I believe are appointing Agencies at the Rocky for the purpose of gold buying. Commercial enterprise must cease if…
Continued on Trove, page 208 →We copied last week from the Armidale Express some remarks upon the excitement that had been exhibited at the Rocky River, in consequence of a large section of ground having been leased to Mr. Buchanan—in answer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Select Committee of the Legislative Council of Victoria appointed to consider upon and recommend the best mode of developing the mineral wealth of the colony have the honour to report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—In consequence of the many absurd and ridiculous reports which have appeared in the papers about this gold field, and which have, in most cases, originated with interested persons, I take the liberty of sending…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—The "Report of the Committee on Mining in Victoria" (which will be found in another column) so far as it is simply suggestive of expedients for the extension of gold mining in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An adjourned meeting of the shareholders in the Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Company, was held yesterday at 2 p.m. Mr. D. Jones was voted to the chair. Mr. RODD said: At the last meeting the committee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WE were favoured yesterday by Mr. Flavelle, of the firm of Flavelle, Brothers, and Co., George-street, with the sight of a fine sample of gold weighing 12 ounces from these new diggings. Mr. Flavello arrived…
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