Our Gold-fields
SOME very favourable reports have been received during the week from the New South Wales goldfields. The subjoined are a few of the most important extracts:â…
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Gold Circular
GOLD DUST is by no means plentiful at present, and taking into account that the Northern mines have sprung into open existence but recently we might naturally have expected that the escorts would have come down heavily laden, the extraordinary wet…
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GOLD DUST is by no means plentiful at present, and taking into account that the Northern mines have oprung into open existence but recently, we might naturally havo expected that the escorts would have come down heavily laden, the extraordinary wet…
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The following is the sentence delivered by Mr. Baron Martin on the actors in this "romance of crime."—Addressing the prisoners he said: You, William Pierce, James Burgess,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Gold Robbery and the Railway Forgeries. (From the Daily News, January 17)
THE trials for the "Great Bullion Robberies" and the "Great Railway forgeries" have terminated, as might have been anticipated, in the conviction of the principal offenders. Leopold Redpath, the railway forger,…
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AT the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday, January 13th, the trial of the prisoners charged with the bullion robbery on the South Eastern Railway commenced before Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal of Old and New South Wales
SINCE the establishment of the European and Australian Royal Company we have, on several occations, invited attention to that part of their arrangemets by which the coaling of their steam-fleet in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Gold Robbery. (From the Times, January 10.)
The bullion robbery on the South-Eastern Railway will certainly take a high rank in the romance of crime. As a general rule, larceny is not an offence which excites much interest…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gold Fields. the Rocky River. (From the Correspondent of the Armidale Express.)
For the last week we have had all sorts of weather— hot, cold, wet, dry, frosty, and windy; on saturday afternoon we had a "delectable swizzle," the rain came down in torrents, driving the diggers from their work,…
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The gold arrives at present in but [?] lots, and whene we consider that, no the equantity of gold they raise must dopended theee amount the miners [?] spound with the rent of the community, the returns from the digginges are a matter of importance to…
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The gold arrives at present in but small lots, and when we consider that on the quantity of gold they raise must depend upon the amount the miners can spend with the rest of the community,…
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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, 250 ozs.; Stoney Creek, 328 ozs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold-fields of New South Wales. [From Our Special Commissioner.] [?]—The Steamer
"THERE'S the second bell!" "Get on board!" "Good bye!" "Pleasant journey!" "Pleasant Voyage!" and at the last of these farewell greetings I turned my eyes upward to the skies, where the black…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold-fields of New South Wales. [From Our Special Commissioner.] No. 2
THE valley of the Page lies between two high ranges of hills, which almost shut it in on every side. I found the vegetation here to be most luxuriant; the fields of maize in some places were of such gigantic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Northern Gold Fields. (From Correspondents of the Armidale Express.) the Rocky River
The weather is now assuming a more settled appearance, but already we can snuff the child and bracing air of approaching winter, particularly the mornings and evenings. For some years past we have had les rain…
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THE Western Escort arrived yesterday from the respective gold-fields and delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, the following quantities of gold dust:— From Bathurst, 763 ozs 7 dwts 18 grs; Stoney Creek, 289 ozs…
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THE following Regulations referring to the transmission of gold-dust or cash by escort to and from the Mint, to take effect from 1st of May, 1857, are published in yesterday's Government Gazette for general…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Massacre Day Gold Fields
The Nelson Examiner devotes nearly a page to a description of the Messacre Bay Gold Fields. There is a long account of the country adjoining, but we give the pith of the matter, namely, the carnings of the diggers…
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THE Nelson Examiner, of the 11th instant, gives an exceedingly interesting account of a visit to the diggings on the north-western shores of Massacre Bay, from which we quote as under:—…
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