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378 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 19
On Thursdayn last, two boys discovered gold on the surface near the sandy bedding place, about two miles from Major's Creek. A rush ensued on Friday, and ground has been taken up in all derections. There are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The amount of gold-dust imported into the same establishment during the week, for the purpose of coinage, has been 2070 ounces; of this quantity 1085 ounces were received from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOGO DIGGINGS, 24TH OCTOBER.—A correspondent says:—Permit me, through the colums of your widely circulated journal, to make public the following account of our Mogo (or Broulee) diggings. There…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The quantity of gold-dust received by tbe Escorts from our several gold-fields during the month of October has been 15,189 [?]. [?] dwts.; for the same month of 1856, 16,603 ouness. There is a decrease in the receipts of the month of 1414 ounces, and this in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Perhaps at no period since the last rush have the miners here as a body been doing so well as at present, although there are not so many heavy takes at at first, the number of unsuccessful hands is fewer. A good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We extract the following from the Nelson Examiner:- The Diggins, Aorere, September 28. We have had a great deal of rain for the last week or two, which has been a hindrance to the diggers; most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I am sorry to perceive that somebody has hoaxed you relative to our last escort, as, instead of no gold being carried down by it, there were over 1000 ounces taken from the Rocky…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dull times is the general complaint at the Rocky at present. Parties are therefore content with earning moderate wages until someting fresh is found out. A few parties are working the Kentucky Greek and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Western and Southern Es[?] arrived yesterday from the respective gold-fields, and delivared at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint the follwing qu[?] of gold-dust:— Western: From Bathurst, 105 ozs; Stoney Creek, 437 ozs 14…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There is very little doing at Burrendong at presen t[?] out of Spring Gully, most of the parties working, there are doing well. The new ground opened a little bey end ByrneB's store has turned out payable, one or two of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday last, at the invitation of Thomas Hale, Esq., of Woonona, we visited Bellambi Harbour for the purpose of witnessing the delivery of the first load of coal from the Bellambi Mine, and the laying down of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Amongst the many almost unknown gold-fields of this colony, where a few have for years been quietly earning a comfortable livelihood, the Pyramul is one which deserves some notice. Situated in the central point…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I observe in your paper of the instant the petition presented to the Legislative Assembly by the Cninese who had their gold sei[?]d by the Customhouse officers, for not paying the gold duty, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Within the last few days a great change has taken place in the temperature of the weather. The bracing spring atmosphere of the early part of last week has given place to the sultry heat of summer—every…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Wednesday last, at the invitation of Mr. Thomas Hale, of Woonona, we visited Bellambi Harbour, for the purpose of witnessing the delivery of the first load of coal from the Bellambi Mine, and the laying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The waters of the Meroo are rapidly falling, and all hands anticipate very shortly, being able to get at the bed of the river. In the dry diggings nothing, whatever is doing. The stream is now diverted from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The state of things at the Pyramul is far from satisfactory. Numbers daily arrive, but the departures are, if anything, more numerous. All the work done by the late rush has been about the old ground, where a few…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NOVEMBER 23.—A spirited rush took place at noon this day, to the quartz reef which runs across the head of the Ginger Creek, Longfield's party having found a rich vein, and netted a considerable amount…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There are yet some good nuggets getting in Spring Gully. In the main gully one was obtained this week weighing 37 ounces, another near the same place weighing 17 ounces, and a third weighing 10½ ounces. In…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The last escort will give you a good idea how our diggings are gotting on, 1200 ouness from about 500 diggers. I should say this beats the bont of the Victoria mines with all their boastings about them. The now spot does not appear to attract so much…
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