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Mining & the mines, 1857

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Gold Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1857 · page 5

THERE has been little doing this week in gold, owing probably to the miners finding recreation in holiday keeping, and variety in toll, from harvesting; but the gold-fields still are ready to reward the hand of labour, when diligently visited by it…

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Tu Na Gold-fields. (From Correspondent to Goulburn Chronicle.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1857 · page 3

JANUARY 10.—Since I wrote you last, we have had dreadful heavy rains—almost incessent to New Year's day—but now again the weather is fine. The diggings are decidedly improving. It is true that the…

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The New England Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1857 · page 2

OUR contemporary, the Armidale Express, supplies the following items of information from these goldfields:— THE ROCKY RIVER.—The principal item of news…

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Gold Fields Management Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1857 · page 5

The House, upon the motion of Mr. DEAS THOMSON, resolved its [?] into a committee of the whole for the consideration of this bill. The first nineteen clauses were passed without…

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The New England Gold Fields. (From the Armidale Express, January 24.) the Rocky River

Empire · Friday 30 January 1857 · page 3

The principal item of news from the Rocky this weok s[?]s the fact of a preliminary meeting having been held [?] Mr. Allingham's inn on Thursday last, for the pur[?]se, of considering the proprioty of organising…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 31 January 1857 · page 5

The quantity of gold brought to market this week has not much in[?]sed, yet still suf[?]cient arrives to prove that gold mining is not abandomed. The gold miner, with all his toil and un[?]y, has one consolation above the agricultural, that…

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Commercial. Gold Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 January 1857 · page 5

THE quantity of gold brought to market this week has not much increased, yet still sufficient-arrives to prove that gold mining is not abandoned. The gold miner, with all his toll and uncertainty, has one consolation above the agriculturist, that however large…

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The New England Gold Fields. Rocky River

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1857 · page 3

The principal item of news from the Rocky this week is the fact of a preliminary meeting having been held at Mr. Allingham's Inn, on Thursday last, for the purpose…

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From Lays From the Mine, the Moor, and the Mountain

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 January 1857 · page 4

Come, let us leave the fields and flowers behind, The murmuring brooklet where the poet walks, Weaving life's cobwebs into silken flowers To beautify the homes of fatherland…

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Gold News

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1857 · page 5

TAMBAROORA.—DISCOVERY OP NEW DIGGINGS.—The Bathurst Free Press of Saturday says:—As remarked by our correspondent, who assumes the style of "Bald Hills," we have of late published very little…

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Tambaroora Gold Fields. Discovery of New Diggings. (From the Bathurst Free Press, January 31.)

Empire · Tuesday 3 February 1857 · page 2

As remarked by our correspondent, who assumes the style of "Bald Hills," we have of late published very little intelligence from Tambaroora, for the simple reason that there has been nothing to publish. Owing…

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The New England Gold Fields. the Rocky River. (From the Armidale Express, January 31.)

Empire · Friday 6 February 1857 · page 2

At present there is scarcely anything new to communicate from these diggings. Very few of the shafts in Tipperary Gully have been bottomed as yet, but by the end of the week a number expect to be down…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Saturday 7 February 1857 · page 5

The die is now cast, and the your 1857 witnesses the rathers strange fact of an English colony placing an export duty, on one branch of her productions, True, New South Wales is only in this an humble imitator of another colony. Still the policy of the…

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Mining Intelligence

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 February 1857 · page 2

The die is now cast, and the year 1857 witnesses the rather strange fact of an English colony placing an export duty on one branch of her productions. True, New South Wales is…

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Commercial. Gold Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1857 · page 10

THE die is now cast, and the year 1857 witnesses the rather strange fact of an English colony placing an export duty on one branch of her productions. True, New South wales is only in this an humble [?]tator of another colony. Still the policy of the…

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Yesterday's Receipt of Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1857 · page 7

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 Bathurst, 1004 ors 15 dwts 19 grs; Stoney…

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Gold Mining at Ballarat

Empire · Monday 9 February 1857 · page 5

The subjoined account of the mining operations at Ballarat, taken from the Ballarat Times of the 29th ultimo, will give some idea of the nature of gold mining, as pursued in that locality…

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Gold Circular

Empire · Tuesday 10 February 1857 · page 5

The die is now cast, and the year 1857 witnesses the rather strange fact of an English colony placing an export duty, on one branch of her productions. True, New South Wales is only in this an humble imitator of another colony. Still the policy of the…

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The Gold Escorts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1857 · page 5

The quantity of gold-dust received by the escorts from our gold-fields, during the month of January, has been 14,087 ozs. 19 dwts.l2 grs.; during the corresponding month of 1856, 5578 oz. 18 dwts. 11 grs. This shows…

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The New England Gold Fields. (From the Armidale Express, February 7.) the Rocky River

Empire · Friday 13 February 1857 · page 6

Both the diggings and business are comparatively dull at the Rocky this week, and there has been nothing worthy of particular notice since our last issue. OBAN DIGGINGS…

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