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THE NEW LOUISA CREEK DIGGINGS.—We hear great things of your Rocky River diggings, and are rejoiced that they are tending so much to the general good, and to the development of the riches of the auriferous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—On all hands we hear the glorious news— "Gold here, gold there, gold everywhere." Only yesterday it was reported several thousand ounces were sent to the Mint from the Rocky River—that four men…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE gold-seeking "furor" has, it appears, only been slumbering amongst us, to revive with increased vigour, at the first favourable opportunity. Since our last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Western Escort arrived yesterday from the respective gold fields, and delivered at the Colonial Treasury the following quantities of gold dust:— From Bathurst, 15 ozs. 12 dwts.: Sofala, 255 ozs. 3 dwts.;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →changes some what startling having taken place in this District, I propose to give you, Mr. Editor of the Freeman, and the public an account theroof. I have delayed giving you my unvarnished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JULY 15TH, 1856.âArmstrong's party have last week been doing the best stroke in the valley, and are sanguine of greater success this week, if their labours are not interrupted by unfavourable weather. Burns'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I have just seen a gentleman who came from the diggings at Stoney Creek, and have gathered the following from him: he is rather more of an enthusiast than I approve of, but he states that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—I have upon many occasions endeavoured, through your columns, to forcibly urge the commonplace fact, that the national magazines of gold in this wealthy land are deposited in surface beds in such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The continued success at the new Rocky River diggings, which is so gratifying to us all, will make the announcement be read with enhanced pleasure, that the Australian Joint Stock Bank have decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"What about the Rocky?" is an inquiry made by all persons as they meet one another in the streets; and the invariable answer is, "Very good; plenty of people going there," But when you come to question them upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the above company was held yesterday afternoon, at the office in Bridge-street. Mr. T. S. Mort occupied the chair, and having briefly introduced the business of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JULY 12.—We have had beautiful weather the last two weeks. On Thursday last the rain set in, and continued for two days, doing much damage to the diggers. Before the rain set in upwards of 80 shafts were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We have been favoured with the following extracts from private letters received in town from the Rocky River and Turon River diggings:— "Rocky River, July 15, 1856…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I HAVE, hitherto, refrained from saying much in respect, of these diggings, because I was not able to give any statement which I could consider as authentic. Most extravagant reports, as to the richness of these…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There has been very little direct intelligence of the real state of the diggings since our last issue. A few letters which are reported to have been received by residents in the town from their friends at the diggings; the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MANY of our readers are now greatly interested in the development of our gold fields. To keep them well posted up we extract from our journal for the last fortnight such items of intelligence as have been given,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Saturday evening last a report was in circulation that six lucky diggers had returned to town, bringing with them 600 ounces of gold, and that they were staying at Mr Arkins', the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WRITING from Stoney Creek mines, our Correspondent savs:—"A great excitement prevails at Stoney Creek owing to the discovery of some surfacing surpassing in richness anything yet found on this gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. J. H. MURCHISON has just published a review of the progress of mining enterprise during the past quarter, which is well deserving of the attention of capitalists and others. He…
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