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TAMBAROORA, 16TH MARCH.—Since I sent you a few lines from this gold-field, after the discovery of new diggings, at and near to the base of Hawkins's Bald Hill, a steady influx of miners from various parts has added considerably to our population, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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 ware particularly sanguine about…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →OUR correspondent at the Rocky River, writing under date 16th instant, says that he is about to start for the Hanging Rock, to try his luck there; he then adds:— "The Hanging Rock seems at present to be the point…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Things in the gold market are at present rather beclouded, and we have more this week to tell of gloom than of brighmess. There can be little doubt that our golden be[?] are suffering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a former communication I sent you rough notes of a Prospecting Tour, and beg to send you a slight sketch of a second undertaking by the same party. Notwith-standing our former ill-success, all determined to try…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE new diggings discovered in the Wellington district afford an additional assurance that we only require an increased mining population to place this colony in a far superior position than that she now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An adjourned Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in the above company was held yesterday afternoon, at the Company's Offices, in Goorge-street. The meeting was convened for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders in the above Company was held yesterday at the Company's offices, at half-past two o'clock, Captain SPARKES was voted to the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ARALUEN, 26TH MARCH.âThe greater part of last week was employed in repairing damiges so that very little gold was obtained, Jenning's party have again struck the lead and are doing well, they are in good…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE development of the mineral resources; of England is a subject of considerable interest, nationally as well as individually. To the article of iron alone England owes much of her tenown…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →UNDER date 28th March, the Braidwood Correspondent of the Goulburn Chronicle writes —Since the fine weather has come in again, the accounts from the diggings are once more encouraging. On the river,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rather more gold has come to market since last week; and there can be no doubt that we should have an astonishing increase of the costly stores now hidden below the surface if the land could be thoroughly unlocked. The key and hands to turn…
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: WESTERS. —From Stoney Creek, 63 ozs; Sofala, 110 ozs 3 dwts;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Things in general are much depressed here just now, owing not to the want of a fair average yield of gold, so much, as to an underhand and legalised system of victimising, commonly yelept, getting into debt and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →These gold fields are still the great centre of attraction. On the Western Gold Fields, arrivals from Sydney, Hanging Rock, and Rocky River, are daily taking place. A large quantity of gold is being obtained. I may mention…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The prisonors were again brought up to-day, when after some further recapitulatory evidence, the case for the prosecution was declared dosed. For the defence, Baron Martin acquiosced with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The gold mines of California begun to be worked effectively in 1848; those of Australia in 1851, and both together are believed to have furnished the world with a supply, up to the present time, of one hundred and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The amount of gold-dust delivered by the escorts from our gold-fields during the quarter ended the 31st of March has been 34,098 ozs. 17. dwts. 16 grs. This is a great falling off in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The finding of a five ounce nugget of gold is rather an incident now-a-dagys in this locality. I saw one to-day that was got on Little Oakey. In shape it was something like an eagle in miniature, crouching on a rock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Sofala correspondent of the Bathurst Free Press says:—The finding of a five-ounce nugget of gold is rather an incident new-a-days in this locality. I saw one to-day that was got on Little Oakey. In shape it…
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