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378 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 19
Sandhurst was yesterday (Thursday) in a whirl of excitement. With the earliest dawn commenced the preparations for his Excellency's reception, for the whole affair had been got up impromptu, and there was no time…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About sixty Chinese have come upon these diggings from Victoria within the last week, and I hear of a hun dred more on the way up. If the legislators of Victoria are taking steps to discourage the residence of Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Western escort arrived yesterday from the respective goldfields, and delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, the following quantities of gold dust:— From Bathurst: 94 ozs. 16 dwts. 3 grs.; Orange, 19 ozs. 13…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A beautiful sample of gold found at King's Plains has been shown to us by Mr. Alford of Carcoar. It consisted of several nuggets of the size of nuts and walnuts; in some of the specimens the pure metal in larger…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR—Knowing the interest you have shows in a line of railway to Bathurst, I take the liberty of addressing you on the subjeot of a portion of the route. I perceive in the columns of the Free Press that Mr. Henderson…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lest, from the publicity the lately drawn up petition of residents on the Rocky Rivor gold field has received through the press, the public should imagine that the mining community here are in favour of Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Western and Southern Escorts arrived yesterday from the respective gold-fields, and delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint the following quantities of gold-dust:— WESTERN.—From Stoney Creek, 88 ozs 16 dwts; Sofala, 423 ozs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →James Dalton was indicted on two oounts, first for stealing 150 ozs. of gold, belonging to the Wentworth Mining Company, at Summerhill, on the 1st July last He ws also charged with receiving the same, knowing it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The good old times of gold digging are retaining, several new "rushes" have taken place, and we expect shortly to have much news to communicate. No doubt now exists that nearly the whole of the district of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE following extract of a letter from a gentleman in Nelson, to his friends in Sydney, has been handed to us for publication:— Great incredulity, says the writer, has hitherto been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Spring Gully stili continues the chief scene of operstions. Most of the points are under work, and the lead is still being trseed both up and down the gully. At the lower end of the gully towards the Macquarie some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The deep sinking at the Rocky lately has brough digging to a stand-still, so that there is a probability of everything being very dull until the ridge at the end of the Flat is turned, and the ground beyond or in some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE following is an extract from a letter received yesterday by Mr. Fitzgerald, M.L.C., who has obligingly handed it to us for publication:- Crown Ridge, 3rd October, 1857…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Western Escort arrived yesterday, from the respective goldfields and delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint the following quantities of gold-dust:— From Bathurst, 939 oz 17 dwts; Stoney Creek, 531 oz 2 dwts;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ADELONG.—I have scarcely any news to communicate to you. There is little likelihood of there being anything worthy of record until we have crushing machines on the ground. I hear that two have already…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I have scarcely any news to communicate to you There is little likelihood of their being anything worthy of record until we have crushing machines on the ground. I hear that two have already been ordered, one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There is very little of importance to notice this week in the mining affairs of Burrendong. Spring Gully still continues to be steadily worked and in some instances very large yields are obtained. Some of the tributary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →India has been charged with draining Europe of its gold and silver for the fourteen centuries between the time of Pliny and that of Columbus. It plundered Europe when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some of our prospectors returned from Glen Elgin on Sunday last, and reported so favourably of the indications of gold there as to canse a regular stir amongst the diggers, several hundreds of whom set out on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE GOLD-FIELDS.—As a natural consequence of the floods, agerations have been so new[?] retarded, but with the return of the weather Braidwood will againg reved its hidden tra[?]. [?] some weeks part, off to Broutee and Mego has been the orgerd…
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