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The shower of gold is but gentle this week! indeed, it any thing but pours into Sydney. It might be well if our legislators were to go beyond troating the gold fields. as merely spots from which to reap revenue, and we are to look at them as constituant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following extracts from Collins' History of New South Wales, published about the year 1800, are curious. The settlement of Sydney Cove was for some time amused with an account of the existence and discovery…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The shower of gold is but gentle this week; indeed, it anything but pours into Sydney. It might be well if our legislators were to go beyond treating the gold fields ns merelyspots from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Western and Southern Escorts arrived yesterday, from the respective gold-fields, and delivered at the Sydney Branch Bank of the Royal Mint the following quantities of gold-dust:— Western.—From Bathurst, 6 ozs 9 dwts; Orange, 87 ozs 12…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →We, as well as the inhabitants of Armidale and itovicinity, hae been, for a very considerable period— particularly since the death of the late Mr. Fellowes— labouring under a most inconvenient, harassing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WRITING from the Rocky River, on the 25th ultimo, our correspondent says— We are never satisfied. There is always something wrong with us. From the day of our birth till the day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Whereas by an Act of the Parliament of this colony passed during this present session, intituled "An Act for granting a Duty upon Gold," a duly has been imposed upon gold, which said duty may, after the…
Continued on Trove, page 72 →The shower of gold in but gentle this week; indeed, it anything but pours into Sydney. It might be well if legislators were to go beyond treating the gold Helds as merely spots from which to reap revenue, and we are to look at them as constituant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE shower of gold is but gentle this week, indeed, it anything but pours into Sydney. It might be well if our legislators w re to go beyond treating the gold-fields as merely spots from which to reap revenue, and were to look at them as constituent elements in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Jew days ago, two parties were out prospecting near Mr. Campbell's, at Duntroon or near Cahbury Church, and the result is that they have found gold: they brought a small Parcel in on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →TUENA CREEK, 7th March.—Since I wrote you last, I am happy to say that we have had a continuance of fine weather, and that the diggers have again set to work in earnest. This last week there has been a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A NUGGET.—A magnificent nugget was on Tuesday brought into the Bank of Victoria, Maryborough, weighing 430 ozs. This is one of the most beautiful and solid lumps of gold ever…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We have received information that on Monday evening last, at a meeting held on the Rocky, for the purpose of tunnelling shares in the new mining company in formation for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There has been a slight Improvement this week in the supply of gold dust. The rains, which in some quarters have obstructed the miners, have in other parts furnished water for washing out accumulated stocks of auriferous earth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Mudgee, on the 12th instant, states that the accounts of the Miranda rush as again rather exciting. The diggers are reported to have [?]crock it, as they call it, on the flats and on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We have received information that on Monay evening last, at a meeting held on the Rocky, for the purpose of allotting shares in the new mining company in formation, for the purpose of tunnelling Mount Jones, about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(From a Correspondent of the Mailtand Mercury, March 17,) It was In agitation here a few days since to form a company for the purpose of tunnelling or otherwise giving Mount Jones a thorough working. Miners and others wore particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YASS.—A correspondent says:—"We are at last to have a gold-field. Many and oftentitne have we been disappointed, but the present seems more reliable than any hitherto come under our notice. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is no perceptible Improvement in the gold market this week. After making every allowance for the wet weather, we still think the returns small, for although the entire receipts per escort may exceed those of the corresponding season last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Western and Southern Escorts arrived yesterday from the respective gold-fields, and delivered it the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, the following quantities gold dust: WESTERN.—From Stoney Creek, 204 ozs. 4 dwts; Orange…
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