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We have received from two sources during the week information concerning this new gold field. As yet there are only twelve or fourteen persons working on Spring Creek, which appears to he a more favoured place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →OCTOBER 1ST.—Since the last I sent you a member of people have left the creek, disheartened by the unusually bad weather; indeed, only last week we had snow and sleet, and very hot weather. A great deal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following communications have been received from, Mr. Babbage by the Chairman of the Adelaide Gold Search Committee. They do not give a very favourable account of the North, so far as the chances of finding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have received from two sources during the week information concerning this new gold-field. As yet there are only twelve or fourteen persons working on Spring Creek, which appears to be a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALTHOUGH many get disapponted at the digings, yet the gold news of the colony is upon the whole highly encouraging. Foremost stands the sterling fact, that as each quarter of the year has run its round, it has brought a larger a mount of gold dust into…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →THE Western Escort arrived yesterday from the respective goldfields, and delivered at the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint the following quantities of gold dust:— From Sofala, 40 oz. 18 dwts.; Tambaroora, 159 oz. 17 dwts;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MAJOR'S CREEK.—The populstion of this place has been much incressed of late by the influg of new diggoers, chiefly from the Ovens. The majority of the diggers seem to be prospering. In the old creek good…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →We (Armidale Express) have great pleasure in being enabled to publish the following interesting communication in reference to the auriferous resources of a large extent of the New England and Clarence Districts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the days of our youth there used to be story-books —where are they all gone?—of the golden ago of English enterprise. There was Whittington, whose master sent an " assorted cargo" to Morocco, and brought back…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART TOWN, 3rd October.—The Gold Committee have the pleasure of directing the publication, for general information, of the following important communication received by tho Tasmania, from the, Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The severe weather during the past week has prevented much information being received in Armidale relative to the Rocky and our other gold fields. Diggers from the Rocky are prospecting on different parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN adjourpcd general meeting of the shareholders of the Fitz Roy Iron, and Coal Mining Comapany, was held, yesterday at the Company's offices, at 2 p.m. Captain Sparkes took the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COUNT JOHN DEMBINSKI, a son of the Polish General Dembinski, and who is now in Victoria has published. the following letter in the Melbourne journals deseribing; a plan for dissolving quartz and, extracting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WRTTING from Mudgee, on the 9th instant, a correspondent says:—In regard to digging news there is considerable excitement. Louisa begins rather to decline; the diggers are leaving again chiefly for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following statement, obtained from a reliable source, has been forwarded to us: the importance of the subject to which it relates justifies us in giving the communication a prominent place in our columns —…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—Coal tar only a short time since was in very general use for many things. The blacksmith dipped his iron work in it, to preserve it from rust; the shipowner smeared his vessel's sides and, if she was not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE LITTLE RIVER NUGGET.—A splendid nugget, weighing 102 ozs. 15 dwts., arrived in town yesterday by the escort. This specimen is now being exhibited in the shop window of Mr. Davis, jeweller, of George-street. The nugget is of a cone shape, spreading well…
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