Mining Intelligence
Last Friday's Southern and Western Escorts closed the last month's receipt of Gold by official sources in Sydney. The total received by escort and post being for the month of October, 24.062…
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Tuena Gold Fields
The following is an extract from a private letter, dated Tuena Creek, 3rd November— "There has been a great rush to Pennyweight Flat. Mr. D. S. Miles's party have done well. Robert…
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The Northern Escort arrived in Maitland on Sunday evening from the Rocky River, with 2236 ounces 11 dwts. 7 grs.; and bringing also 879 sovereigns. The journey down was fine until…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Gold-fields. Braidwood. (From Correspondent to Goulburn Herald.)
YOU will see by the escort returns that the diggers are not idle here, and that there is gold for the labour of working for it. Although our numbers are not visibly increasing, there is no diminution. The two favourite…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Gold-fields. Rocky River. [From a Correspondent.]
NOVEMBER 1st.—FATAL ACCIDENT.—This week one of the most melancholy accidents that has come within my knowledge since the gold-fields were first started in this colony has occurred here. The particulars are…
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Whereas it is expedieut to levy a Duty upon Gold in New South Wales: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in this present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Gold Fields. (From the Armidale Express, November 1.) the Rocky River
FRIDAY AFTERNOON— We have just been informed by a gentleman, who resides on the Rocky gold field, that an accident of an appalling nature had occurred at Mount Jones on Wednesday afternoon last. Five men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Management of the Gold Fields. To the Editor of the Empire
SIR— I published a small pamphlet some months ago, called "Squatters and Gold-diggers," and referring therein to the subject of the gold-fields, I took to myself the sole credit of the initiation of the policy upon which…
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"Whereas it is expedient to levy a duly upon gold in New South Wales: Ile it therefore unnoted, by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and willi the advice of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of…
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Whereas it is expedient to amend the laws relating to the gold fields; He it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly…
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THE proposed duty on gold requires the serious consideration of exporters. The export duty, having no respect to quality or admixture with "any other substance," will demand for the most inferior the same as it claims for 21 carats fine. The most serious…
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ARALUEN, NOVEMBER 11.âUntil within the last two weeks, the Araluen has for some time been very dull, the diggers in most eases earning but a bare subsistence. During the last fortnight, however, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passage of Baggage and Gold Per Isthmus of Suez. (From Friday's Government Gazette.)
THE following copy of a despatch, dated Downingstreet, 5th of August, 1856, enclosing one from the Foreign Office, forwarding a copy of a despatch from Mr. Bruce, her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New England Gold Fields. (From the Armidale Express, November 8.) the Rocky River
An accident of a very painful nature occurred here on Wednesday, 22nd October, by which the lives of five men were lost. After dinner these men descended then shaft, on Sydney Flat, and left no person on the top at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Passage of Baggage and Gold Across the Isthmus of Suez. (From Yesterday's Government Gazette.) Colonial Secretary's Office, Sydney, 13th November, 1856
The following copy of a despatch, dated Downing, street, 5th of August, 1850, enclosing one from the Foreign office, forwarding a copy of a despatch from Mr. Bruce, her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt,…
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ON the 31st of October, was ordered to be printed the annexed petition to the Honorable the Legislative Assembly for the colony of Now South Wales:— The humble petition of the undersigned persons residing at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Parliamentary Papers. a Bill to Amend the Laws Relating to the Gold-fields
THE preamble sets forth that it is expedient to amend the laws relating to the gold-fields in New South Wales. We append an abstract of its provisions…
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The following copy of a despatch, dated Downing-street, 5th of August, 1856, enclosing one from the Foreign Office, forwarding a copy of a despatch from Mr. Bruce, her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General…
Continued on Trove, page 271 →Fitz Roy Iron Aw Coal Mining Company
A special general meeting of shareholders In the above company was held yesterday afternoon at the office, George street, The object stated in the advertisement was to consider the a Hairs of the company generally,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Company
AN extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders in the Fitz Roy Iron and Coal Mining Company, was held yesterday at 2 p.m., at the Company's offices, George-street…
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