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THESE diggings are unquestionably improving, and, as at every other place where gold has hitherto been discovered, the majority will be always found to be the smallest gainers. So is it in the general concerns of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These diggings are unquestionably improving, and, as at every other place where gold ha hitherto been discovered, the majority will be always found to be the smallest gainers. So is it in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have closed another year, eventful in various ways, and the gold fields claim some share in the records of general progress. The northern diggings have been developed during,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We perceive that our contemporary, the Ovens and Murray Advertiser, is announced to appear daily from the commer cement of the new year. The Ballarat Star is also to he issued…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—In the name of a numerous body of diggers on the Turon, I take the liberty of r emonstrating with the Government, through the columns of your influential paper, with respect to the new Gold Act, and the Gold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE special correspondent of the Armidale Express writes as follows to that paper, from the Rocky River, on the 24th ultimo:—The claim on Sydney Flat, which was said to be so rich, was a hole deserted by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE are strongly inclined to coincide with the opinions of Mr. WESTGARTH, quoted by Mr. PIDDINGTON on Wednesday night, in regard to the inexpediency of the Gold Export Duty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. THOMSON HANKEY, the banker, of Mincing-lane, has addressed the following observations, in the form of a letter, to the Times of 6th November:— Will you allow me to make a few remarks on a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Holidays, races, and more particularly wet weather, have of late prevented much being done at mining operrations. The quantity of wator lodged on the surface of the ground injured many shafts on Sydnoy Fiat and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following consignmonts of gold were received at the Mint yesterday, by escorts, from the WESTERN DISTRICT. ORANGE…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The gold market has been quleter this week than was expectoed, [?]ng, probably, to the previous stook having been in auticipa[?] of the dufy all sent to market, and the hoildays and the wea[?] having interfered with the collecting of fresh supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ORANGE.—Gold-digging is rather slack just now. The heavy rain of last week has interfered with some— others are enjoying the Christmas holidays. The diggers working about the Town, on Little Oakey, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Northern escort arrived at the Mint on Saturday last with the following consignments of gold from ROCKY RIVER…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held yesterday, at two o'clock, at the offices of the Company, Bridge-street, Mr. Mort was voted to the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Great Nugget Vein Gold Mining Company was held in the Company's Office, Bridga-street, yesterday. The objeot of the meeting being the pro forma…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The gold market has boon quieter this wook than was exported, owing, probably, to the previous stook having been in anticipation of the duty all sent to market, and the holidays and the weather having interfered with the collecting of fresh supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Whereas it is expedient to provide for the bettor regulation of Mining Companies on the system known as the Cost Book System: Do it thorefore enacted by the Queen's Most Exoellent Majesty, by and with the advice…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →With the exception, of the report of the races (given in another column), there is no news of much interest from the Rocky. Fron so much time having been spent in celebrating the Christmas holidays and attending the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There has been little doing this week in gold, owing probably to the miners finding recreation in holiday koeping; and variety In toll, from harvesting, but the gold fields still are ready to reward the hand of labour, when diligently visited by it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Since I wrote you last, we have had "dreadfully heavy ruins—almost incessant up to New Your's Day—but now again the weather is fine. The diggings are deci ledly improving. It is true that the wet did considerable…
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