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185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 10
FOR ages past, numerous indistinet and indefiaite rumours have been floating about the world, respecting large amounts of treasure said to have been buried by the ancient inhabitants, in various parts of Central…
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Continued on Trove, page 14 →THE beautiful stream of the Lower Gilmore, now brawling over its bed of many-coloured pebbles, its spray sparkling like myriads: of liquid gems, as it rushes along its course, and then, collecting its waters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE escort returns that we published monthly show how steadily the production of gold in this colony maintains its position as an important branch of our industry and a valuable addition to our exports. We…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE following account of experiments made with a view of testing the quality of colonial coals, has been furnished by Mr. Francis, an engineer at Newcastle. The experiments, it may be stated, have been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MAJOR's CREEK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9th.—There does not anpear to be much doing on these diggings at present, owing to the scarcity of water, but those parties who are working steadily have averaged during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A SPECIAL meeting of the shareholders was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on August 24th; G. H. Bosworth, Esq., in the chair. The chairman stated that the company was now in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following Paper was read by Professor Smith, before the Philosophical Society, on Wednesday evening last:— I lay the following observations before the Society,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—I was rather surprised upon reading a report in this morning's paper, of a lecture given at the Philosophical Institute, on the "Extraction of Gold from Mundic Quartz," to find by the remark of the Deputy-Master of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—Some months ago, as you will probably remember, you published in the HERALD a reprint of a prospectus drawn up by me proposing to proceed by sea to explore the coast inside of the Barrier Reef, to find the mouth of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—I am a minor of ten years' experience, living at present on the Moruya River, being the most auriferous region of the southern hemisphere, and capable of giving employment of thirty thousand miners. To give a description of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT wants but an hour of midnight: the last bell has rung, the last farewel has been spoken, the hawser has been cast off from the wharf, and with two shrieks and a half-stifled groan from the engine we glide into…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—The gentlemen of the Philosophical Society seem to confound the two processes of extracting and assaying gold, and to be under the impression that the former is managed at the "Adelong Mining Reef" (so called by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ARMIDALE, NOVEMBER 24.—Pursuant to a requisition presented to Mr. Weaver, P.M., a public meeting was convened last night, at eight o'clock, at the New England Hotel, to take into consideration the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →YESTERDAY morning a deputation consisting of Messrs. J. M. Wilson, William Carter, Neil Lewis, A. Kissock, and John Davies, waited upon his Excellency the Governor and the Executive Council, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the discussions which have taken place respecting the probable consequences of the Californian and Australian gold discoveries, there is a branch of the general question which has not yet received…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Church and Sobool Lands, good wages are being obtained by the parties employed, and it New Town some very good claims have been opened. This place is becoming thickly populated, and parties appear thoroughly satisfied. In the neighbourhood of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Export of coal by the Newcastle Coal and Conner Company, for the week ending 2nd December: Sydney, 728 tons; steamers, 170 tons.—898 tons. Export of Coal by the Australian Agricultural Company at…
Continued on Trove, page 199 →THE Western, Southern, 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:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the last month the yield of gold has been somewhat less than in the preceding one, and although it appears from all accounts that the diggers as a body are doing pretty well, we do not hear of any great "piles"…
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