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Mining & the mines, 1856

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The Northern Gold Fields. the Hanging Rock. (From a Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.) Oakenville Creek, Hanging Rock, March 3, 1856

Empire · Monday 10 March 1856 · page 5

Since my last communication there has been a considerable increase of population. The results have proved most favourable, and an entirely new feature is been given to these old diggings, in sinking shafts on…

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Reputed Gold Fields in New Caledonia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1856 · page 3

IN reference to this subject, which has, within these few days, excited no little stir among[?]t our gold dig ging population in particular, we find the following well digested and tinely remarks in the A[?] of…

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Gold Dust

The Australian Band of Hope Review, and Children's Friend · Saturday 15 March 1856 · page 16

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Gold Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 5

THE market is quiet, and little business doing. The quantity of gold dust offering very [?]; the demand, considering the late advance in the exchanges, limited. The quotations of this week, however, show a slight [?] on former rates…

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Southern Gold Fields. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Empire · Saturday 22 March 1856 · page 4

ARALUEN.—From several causes, but mainly the superior attraction at the Little River, there is an unusually small number of diggers her[?], not exceeding perhaps eighty. In proportion to the labour employed, the yield of…

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Friday's Receipt of Gold Dust

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 March 1856 · page 4

THE quantities of gold dust received at the Colonial Treasury, on Friday last, by the Western and Southern escorts, were as follow:- WESTERN…

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Singular Gold Fraud. (From the S. A. Register, 12th March)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1856 · page 3

RICHARD TURNER was yesterday brought up before Mr. H. Chambers, at Port Adelaide, on the charge of having fraudulently, and by false pretences, obtained the signature of one George Perkins, master of the…

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Gold Dust

The Australian Band of Hope Review, and Children's Friend · Saturday 29 March 1856 · page 16

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Mining Intelligence

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 29 March 1856 · page 2

GOLD NEWS.—The usual quantity of gold has been received from Braidwood, being nearly 800 ounces. Several parti[?]s at the Little River have been doing tolerably well during the past…

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Commercial. Gold Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1856 · page 8

THE Western Escot brought down this morning, 1445 oz. 16 dwts, 6 grs. This cosidering the holidays and wet weather, is a fair average. The increase in the present quarter form the corresponding quarter last year is about 2000 oz, and this chiefly form…

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Yesterday's Receipt of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1856 · page 7

THE Western Escort arrived yesterday, and delivered at the Colonial Treasury the following quantities of gold dust: From Bathurst, 102 oz[?] 6 dwts; Sofala, 525 ozs 8 dwts 16 grs; Tambaroora, 267 ozs 7 dwts; Avisford, 559 ozs 14 dwts 14 grs; total,…

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William Howitt on Gold. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Thursday 3 April 1856 · page 3

SIR—A "Retired Gofd Dinger," or scientiflo writer using that disguise, published in your columns some months ago an admirable geological description of the White Hills of Bendigo, inviting at the time from…

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Land, Labour, and Gold. Letter XXXV. Forost Creek, May l0th, 1854

Empire · Thursday 3 April 1856 · page 3

There is a class of hills, both here and at other diggings, which puzzle me, and which, I think, would puzzle the geologists. The White Hills of Bendigo, and the Red Hill here, are of this kind: they are composed to a great…

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Regulations for the Chinese on the Victoria Gold Fields. (From the Government Gazette)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 April 1856 · page 3

His Excellency the Officer administering the Government, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following regulations for the management and good government of the Chinese on the gold…

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Fitzroy Iron and Coal Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 April 1856 · page 7

YESTERDAY, pursuant to adjournment, the half-yearly, general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at their offices, in George-street, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, and of…

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The Miners' Strike. Disgraceful Outrages at Burwood, Near Newcastle

Empire · Wednesday 9 April 1856 · page 5

We regret to learn that, early on Monday morning last, a number of the miners who recently left the employment of the Newcastle Coal and Copper Mining Company on strike were guilty of a series of disgraceful…

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The Fixed Price of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 April 1856 · page 8

THE question as to whether gold can always maintain the same invsriable price at the Bank of England, having of late excited a good deal of attention at home, the Banker's Circular of 5th January takes up the…

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Gold Dust

The Australian Band of Hope Review, and Children's Friend · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 16

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Yesterday's Arrival of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 4

By the Western Escort, which arrived yesterday, at the Colonial Treasury, the following quantities of gold were received:—From Bathurst, 74 ozs. 8 dwts.; Sofala, 399 ozs. 17 dwts. 23 grs.; Tambaroora, 277 ozs. 16 dwts.; Avisford, 541 ozs. 7 dwts. 12 gre.;…

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Chile. Gold Discoveries Near Valparaiso

Empire · Saturday 12 April 1856 · page 2

The Alta California of the 12th January, acknowledges the receipt of intelligence from Valparaiso to the 20th of November. We extract the following summary:—…

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