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282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 15
SIR,—My attention having been drawn to the statements of Mr. Hoskings (the representative of the Northern Gold fields) in the Legislative Assembly, relative to the spiritual condition of his constituents, I…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two years since the character of the rugged country precipitously descending from the plateau of New England to the waters of the Clarence was little known by the few residents of the district beyond…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AFTER an examination of the auriferous districts of the colony of New South Wales, extending over a period of fourteen months, it may not be out of place at the present season to take a general review of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WITHIN the last twelve months no practical improvement in the method of separating the alluvium from the gold which it is supposed to contain, has been introduced on the gold-fields. This operation has from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following consignments of gold were received during the week, at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, per Western, Southern, and Northern Esoorts:— WESTERN ESCORT.—(WEEKLY.)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →1859, with all its hopes and fears, is at its last gasp. The rattles are already in its throat. Who will write its epitaph? Whoever he is let him do it in a kindly spirit; and, above all things, eschew ugly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following paper was read by Mr. John Craufurd at the meeting or the British Association, at Aberdeen:—"Considering the vast influence which the late discoveries of gold have exercised on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE value of gold received into the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, during the month of December was £56 840,090, and the amount of gold coin issued during the same period £208,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE value of gold received into the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, during the month of December was [?]27,794, and the amount of gold coin issued during the same period £203,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →3915 ounces bar gold, for Calcutta, Oriental Bank. 3855 ounces bar gold for Bombay, Oriental Bank. 2 boxes coin and dies, for London, Master of the Mint. PASSENGERS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MEETING of the, members of the Church of England was held last night at the Infant Schoolroom, Castlereagh-street, for the purpose of providing the means of supporting three clergymen for the gold-fields of the colony…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A PUBLIC meeting of the members of the Church of England was held yesterday evening, in the Infant School-room, Castlereagh-street, for the purpose of raising a special fund (to meet the contributions of residents…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE plateau on which the M'Leod and Sandy Creek have their source stands like an island in advance of the main table land, to which it is connected by the Gerard Range stretching across its northern extremity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →INFORMATION reached Sydney yesterday, upon the correctness of which our informant fully relies, that a new gold-field has been discovered in the Man[?]roo district, distant from Queenbeyan 50, and from Cooma 15…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE have already traced M'Leod's Creek for about seven miles from its junction with the Timbarra, and will now follow it in its tortuous course to the highest summit of the tableland. As you progress upwards, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday, at four o'clock, at their offices, in the Sydney Exchange. Mr. C. Kemp took the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE following paper was read by Mr. John Craufurd at the recent meeting of tho British Association at Aberdeen:— Considering the vast influence which, the late…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Goulburn Chronicle of Wednesday, gives some particulars respecting the gold diggings at the Snowy River, from which we select the following:— Mr. Cope, a gentleman in the establishment of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It was not till the divers succeeded lifting the starboard side of the quarter of the ship off the spot where it had fallen that they came to the gold. The bullion chest they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It was not till the divers succeeded lifting the starboard side of the quarter of the ship off the spot where it had fallen that they came to the gold. The bullion chest they…
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