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IT appears desirable to refer, somewhat in detail, to the proceedings of a public meeting, held at Melbourne, on the 19th ultimo, of persons interested in the coal trade, in order to consider the propriety of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE escort leaves here with 1411½ oz. gold, and £900 —an amount that astonishes me, Monday being wet, and from an early hour yesterday morning up to the present time we have had one continual rain. All the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE LITTLE RIVER.—The correspondent of the Bathurst Times writes:—I have just been informed by one of a party working on these diggings, that the number of diggers is increasing daily, and that it may…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR. H. A. SEVERN delivered s lecture yesterday evening at the St. Leonard's School of Arts, on " The Process of Gold Coinage, as carried out at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint." The lecturer, who illu-trnted his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following extract from my letter forwarded you yesterday, refers to a question of such vital importance to this place, that I send it now by telegraph. Should a telegram arrive to-day confirming these…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR,—In a cleverly written and elaborate article in the HERALD of this day, having reference to a recent meeting of Melbourne coal merchants, it is stated among other matters that "the short weight complained of by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BENDOCK AND DELEGATE DIGGINGS.—We have been favoured with the perusal of a private letter from a resident at Bombala who speaks of the gold-fields about the Bendock as being of a highly promising character. There are no fewer than 200…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →OCTOBER 16TH.—In this communication I wish to call attention to the management of these fields, and, if possible, to the necessity of framing rules and regulations that would enable the Commissioners to settle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THIS is, in some sort, an extraordinary book. It has for its main objects the establishment of two propositions, the first, that the discovery of gold in alluvia, or "placer deposits," is a different discovery from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—It is to be hoped that the debate on this measure in the Legislative Council, on the 11th instant, will have the effect of arousing the miners of the colony from the state of lethargy into which they seem to have fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JEMBAICUMBENE DIGGINGS.—The reports from these diggings are of a highly satisfactory nature, and many claims are changing hands. As an instance of the dependance placed in the richness of several claims we may note the sale which was effected, on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waagunnyah, undoubtedly tell upon to-morrow's escort ; the only saving clause being that, from a new dam having recently been erected near the Homeward Bound claim, the Whipstick run, and those in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ARALUEN.âIn our visit to the Valley this week we were very much astonished to observe the almost total desertion of the Lower Araluen and Mudmelong that is now taking place. Crown Flat is now the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Yass Courier continues loud in praise of Lambing Flat. "Lambing Flat," writes that paper, and the large area of country by which it is surrounded, has emphatically been termed the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ARRIVAL oF UPWARDS OF 1150 OUNCES OF GoLD; FROM LAMBING FLAT—It is satisfactory to learn that the diggings at Lambing Flat are going a-head, and that with the increase of population, there has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NOVEMBER 2ND.—In, my communications I have had occasion to call attention to the weather we have had here, and I find that this one will not be perfect without I refer to the same subject; but this time, I am…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →However discouraging the news from Kiandrs has bean of late, it is satisfactory to learn that the diggings at Lambing Flat are going [?]head, and that with the increase of population there has been a corresponding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE escort left with 1354 ozs. and £300 in cash. This escort must not be taken as a criterion of our produce, as the banks hold upwards of 1000 ozs. for private parties, besides several parcels in private hands, to may…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ARRIVAL OF UPWARDS OF 1150 OUNCES OF GOLD, FROM LAMBING FLAT.—It is satisfactory so learn that the diggings at Lambing Flat are going a-head, and that with the increase of population, there has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WE quote as follows from the Twofold Bay Observer, of the 13th instant:— A gentleman of the highest respectability, and also a resident in this district, has brought news from…
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