The Fitzroy Gold-fields
THE Moreton Bay Free Press, of the 5:h instant, reports the arrival of the Boomerang, from Port Curtis, with two days' later intelligence than that brought by the City of Sydney, as follows:…
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Yesterday's Receipt of Gold
THE Western Escort arrived yesterday, from the respective [?] fields, and delivered at the Svdney Branch of the Royal Min[?] following quantities of gold-du[?]t:- From Bathurst,6S oz 4dwts 13grs; Sofala, 1019 [?] ldwt'1[?]…
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Golden Column. the Fitz Roy Gold Field
All but the venturous even to rashness, will be likely to pause ero they leap ere they continue to multiply the throng already embarked for the Fitz Roy gold fields, after perusing the most recent epistles and…
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RUMOURS were current in the city yesterday afternoon of important intelligence having been received by the Government relative to the gold-fields at Port Curtis. Upon enquiry we find that the facts are these:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parliamentary Paper. Gold Fields. Colonial Architect's Office, Sydney, 1st October, 1858
Sir,—I do myself the honor to report that, in obedience to your minute of 27th ultimo, herewith, returned, and to subsequent verbal instructions, I caused to be shipped by the Wonga Wonga steamer, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fitzroy Gold-fields. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—I cannot delay the request of an insertion of these few lines, as a warning to those who have not already overstepped the bounds of caution in hastily visiting this reported gold-field…
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A GENTLEMAN, in Sydney, has favoured us with the sight of a letter from a friend, who has been at the gold-fields, in the Meroo District, for upwards of two years; and who during that period has paid particular…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Inspector Read to the Inspector-General of Police. Fitzroy Gold-fields, 3rd October, 1858
Sir,âI trust that you will not think me dilatory in communicating with you, but the fact of my not having anything of consequence to report, being very much put abou[?], and even now having to write on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →(Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald.) Fitzroy gold-diggings, Port Curtis, Friday Evening, October 1st
Sir,—The unparalleled example of gold fever at present exhibiting by the number of persons coming from Sydney, via Rockhampton, for these diggings, is truly deplorable, and many, I am afraid, will have to go through a severe ordeal of doctoring. For…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fitz Roy Gold Field
Our daily contemporary the Herald, influenced by the most philanthropic motives, has issued a series of most melancholic leaders relative to the now discovory. Our worthy contemporary breathes nought but reports of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fairfield or Timbarra Gold-fields
At the present moment, when so many of our mining population are unsettled as to where they will make their next venture, a short aconunt of these diggings, by one who has been on them for nine months, may…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Port Curtis and the Western Goldfields To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—As so much has been written of late respecting the Port Curtis gold fields, in the first instance of their unparalleled richess, and afterwards of their failure; and as from the nature of the exaggerated reports, and…
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The Western and Northern Escorts have arrived during the week from the several gold-fields, and delivered at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, the following quantities of gold-dust: Western: From Sofala, 1120 ozs 14 dwts; Bathurst, 14 ozs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Golden Column. the Fitz Roy Gold Field
Numbers of persons are continually returning from Port Curtis, speaking of their " experiences" in most doleful strains. Never the less, many enterprising miners, men actually insted to the life of the Australian gold digger,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold Mines and Miners. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—The large concourse of men now assembled in this city, consequent upon the failure of the Fitzroy gold-fields, renders it incumbent upon those who have the welfare of this, the land of our adoption at heart,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Burrendong Gold-fields
THE following official correspondence on the recent discovery of a Quartz Reef, at the head of Spring Creek, Burrendong; has been obligingly handed to us, for the information of the public, by the Hon. the…
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The following official correspondence on the recent discovery of a Quartz Reef, at Burrendong has been published. Gold Commissioner's office,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fitzroy Gold-field. [From Our Special Commissioner.] No. 4
THE probabilities being so much against the occurence of such a favourable series of circumstances as those I have detailed as being necessary to the discovery of a really payable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Gold-fields. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald
SIR,—As it is desirable that the diggers lately arrived, as well as our own men, should be induced, if possible, to proceed to our gold-fields, means should at once be taken to make them as attractive as possible, and when…
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