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378 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 19
SIR.—Several misstatenents and gross exaggerations having appeared in the various journals with reference to the robberies at tho Wentworth Gold-fie[?]s, tending to reflect on the vigilance of the directors, and lead…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are now blessed with milder weather ond a blue sky, and the general toast is—"Long may they last." I am sorry to say that in the new rush on Sydney Flat many of our oldest and most energetic diggers have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondant of the Goulburn Chronicle writes, under date Lower Adelong, July 17, to the following effect:— When one sits down to make any communication with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We have received intelligence of a new gold field having been brought to light in the Maneroo country. The scene of the fresh discovery is a portion of Ashton's station, about eighteen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOWER ADELONG, July 17.—When one sits down to make any communication with regavd to a newly discovered diggings, he is oftentimes very much perplexed-that is to say if he writes honestly. I belleve the best way is to hit a medium, so that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. T. F. M'DONNELL, bullion broker at Meroo, who has been for many months engaged on the gold-fields, has addressed the following letter to the Mudgee Newspaper and Mining Register, which will be read with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—In looking over the muagee newspaper and Sydney journals, I often peruse accounts of the Merrendee, Stoney Creek, Peel's River, Hanging Rook, Rocky River, &c., gold fields, but never observe the slightest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Register of the 16th instant supplies the following summary of news from the mining districts:—The disorganization of industrial operations in this colony, incident to the discovery of gold in Victoria, having now,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The population at Burrandong at present would puzzle a census collector—constantly arriving and departing, yet with scarcely any perceptible increase in our numbers. This unsettled state of affairs is mainly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LEAVING Sofala by the N.E., the road to Bathurst mounts the heavy thinly timbered ranges that b[?]und the Turon river at that side, striking the Oakey Cr[?]ek about three miles from the river. Up this it proceeds,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A VERY fair amount of the business of the Western district is transacted in this town, though it must be owned that as far as the Western Gold-fields are concerned the greatest part of the supplies are drawn from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JULY 31.—The Adelong ridge is progressing steadily, and favourably. Fifty Chinamen arrived the other day, and rumour of rather a creditable nature asserts that 1000 of these Celestials, en masse, are en route for this…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Very little has been doing latterly, either at the Iron Barks or Stoney Creek. Ono or two rushes have been made but without any great results. The rush to the Bald Hill as a whole may bo looked upon as a failure,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I FORGOT to mention in my last, that the road to the Trunkie Creek diggings branches off to the right at the back of the Moolgonia fences. It is distant about five miles from Moolgonia, and on one of the northern…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HANGING ROCK, July 27 —Quartz reef mining in this locality will become shortly the sole occupation of our mining population. The rush at Oaken Vale Greek, mentioned in my last, did not meet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mr. M'llveen writes to the Maitland Mercury as follows:—We have lately had a rush of unfortunate creatures, calling themselves "diggers," to this locality, exciting both pity and contempt. However men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE West rn and Southern Escorts arrived yesterday from the respective gold-fields, nnd delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint the following quantities of gold-dust: WESTERN, 28th July.—From Orange, 23 ozs 5 dwts; Stoney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TO-DAY the prisoners Rosewarrren, Rambert, Moyle, Geach, Curran, Rowe, Jacobs, and Henry Taylor reappeared before the Bench, at Orange, on the charge of stealing gold from the Wentworth Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day the prisoners Rosewarren, Rambert, Moyle, Geach, Curran, Rowe, Jacobs, and Henry Taylor reappeared before the Bench, at Orange, on the charge stealing gold from the Wentworth Mine…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IMPORTS, &c.—There is no alteration in the state of the markets worth notice. The following are the quotations for the principal articles of consumption:—Fine flour, £22 10s. to £23 for Van Dieman's Land; £24 for colonial; £21 for Chilian; £25 for…
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