Arrival of Gold
The following consignments of gold were received yesterday at the Royal Mint, per the Southern and Western Escorts. SOUTHERN DISTRICTS. BRAIDWOOD…
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Yesterday's Receipt of Gold
THE Western and Southern Escorts arrived yesterday from the respective gold fields, and delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint the following quantity of gold-dust. Western. From Bathurst, 492 ozs 12 dwts 11 grs; Orange, 56…
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ADELONG QUARTZ REEF.—We have daily arrivals to increase our population; and those who do not like reef digging have taken to the Creek itself. Much discontent has been created, by what is considered an…
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THE Mudgee Newspaper of Wednesday supplies us with the following items of news:— BRUCE'S CREEK.—On Saturday last we were shown a splendid lot of gold, weighing 82 ozs., among which…
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A Return of the Quantity of Gold, the produce of New South Wales, exported from the 1st April, 1856, to 31st March, 1857:—70,137 ounces 7 dwts. 1 gr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Australian Mails. (From the Mining Journal, 11th July.)
THE non-arrival of the Australian mail is a cause of general disappointment. It was due, by telegraph, on the 2nd, but at the time of going to press there was no occasions great inconvenience, while the public at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rocky River Gold Fields. Great Public Meeting. (Abridged from a Correspondent of the Maitland Mercury.)
On Monday last a public meeting of the diggers and other residents of these gold fields was held upon Sydney Flat, opposite the joint Stock Bank, to take into consideration the best means for abolishing the present…
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CONTINUED from our Summary per Columbian, July 18th, being an abridgment of Our Special Commissioner's report on the Western and Southern Gold Fields…
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The amount of gold dust received by the Escorts from our several gold fields during the months of July and August, has been—by Western Escort, 11,751 ounces; Southern, 4763 ounces; Northern,…
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Our gold fields are progressing steadily, except in localities where the floods have interfered with the operations of the digger. No new discoveries have been made, but the yield has been maintained…
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MORUYA, September 8.—There are now upwards of one hundred persons employed upon these diggings, and all say they are making what they consider an equivalent to good wages. It is true that no one has yet met with extraordinary luck, but is the firm…
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THE Western Escort arrived yesterday from the respective gold-fields, and delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint the following quantities of gold-dust:— From Stoney Creek, 347 oz 6 dwts; Sofala, 367 oz 1 dwt l8 grs;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New England Gold Fields. the Rocky River. (From the Special Correspondent of the Armidale Express.)
On last Thursday afternoon, digger as he met digger might have been heard asking. "Have you got him out yet?" "Not yet" being the reply. Ah! little recked the individual of whom they spoke of the interest they were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rocky River Gold Fields. (To the Editors of the Maitland Mercury.)
GENTLEMEN—I have intended several times to write to you, but anticipated my return to Maitland would have rendered a communication useless; independent of which, there has been such depression of the mining…
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HANGING ROCK, September 7th.—Limping Charlie, a man working a quartz reef at the Peel, took out thirty pounds weight of gold in two days this week. STONY CREEK.—September 9th.—Everything here…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Gold Fields. the Rocky River. (From the Armidale Express, September 12.)
As I anticipated, in a communication of a fortnight back, gold has been got on the ridge side between Sawyer's Gully and Sydney Flat, on a point not far from Mount Jones, being another proof that the Rocky is not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Gold-fields. [From Our Correspondent.]
ARALUEN, 14th September.âI have no news to report respecting the diggings in Araluen, matters remaining much in the same state as when last I wrote; some parties continue to do well, whilst others complain of want of success. This is usually the case, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold Fields. Stony Creek. [From Our Own Correspondent.]
The few who remain on Stony Creek and the Iron Barks are doing well, the rush to Burrendon[?] having cleared out all those who had not payable claims, indeed the excitement has been so great that many who were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Should India Have More Gold Money? On this question we take the following remarks by an Indian banker from the Bankers' Magazine for July:—
A country like India, with its natural resources only partially developed—its trade with other countries limited—its manufactures of minor importance— its population making use of the precious metals in a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Northern Gold-fields. (From the Armidale Express, 19th September.)
THE ROCKY RIVER. — About sixty Chinese have come upon these diggings from Viotoria within the last week, and I hear of a hundred more on the way up. The latest rush on the ridge extending from…
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