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MY last communication informed you of he great rush to ground in the vicinity of the camp, which I am glad to say has equalied the expectations formed of its auriferous richness, as the yield for the past three weeks…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Braidwood Observer of Wednesday says:— The intelligence from our gold-fields is of a very satisfactory character. Our gleanings are based upon communications with which we have been favoured from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The visitor to this Alpine region cannot be surprised that the public generally should have been mistified and perplexed by the contradictory reports of various correspondents. Interested motives can at all times…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →How long ago is it since we read or heard of these diggins? Have they become extinct, or are their trumpeters dead, or taken prisoners; or have they migrated to Kiandra, with peripatetic Andrew Kay?…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following valuable paper was read last night at the meeting of the Philosophical Society of New South Wales, by Mr. Miller, a gentleman connected with the Sydney Mint. It disoloses two infallible…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JULY 13TH.—Nothing of great importance has transpired this week. The weather has been very fine and mild, so that hopes are entertained of our getting gloriously through the winter…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A public meeting was held at Kiandra, on the 1[?]th ultimo, for the purpose of [?]rging on the Government the ne[?]ssity of improving, without delay, the main thoroughfares leading to that place, with the view to ensuring a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AT a period when considerable excitement prevails in this and the sister colonies of Australasia in consequence of the discovery of the Kiandra and other rich gold-fields on the Snowy River, a Return of the Receipt of Gold in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PEEL RIVER, July 13th.—The correspondent of the Bathur[?] Fro[?] Press says—During the last fortnight it has been rumoured about that a large nugget of gold was picked up in the vicinity of our township,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR.—In your issue of the 19th instant, is a paper read by Mr. Miller, of the Mint, upon a method of detecting the adulteration of gold; and I readily admit that the plan proposed by that gentlemnn will render essential service. I also submitted a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WE have just been favoured with the inspection of a forty-five ounce nugget of beautifully pure waterworn gold, obtained at Maitland Bar, it is supposed, or in its vicinity. The fortunate finder, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held to-day, at three o'clock, at their office, in the Exchange. Mr. C. Kemp, M L.A., took the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MEETING of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday, at 3 p.m., in the Exchange-buildings. Within a few minutes of the appointed time fourteen members were present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following memorandum, by Professor Smith, on a mode of detecting spusious gold was read, at a late meeting of the Philosophical Society of New South Wales:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE have just been favoured with, the inspection of a forty-five ounce nugget of beautifully pure waterworn gold, obtained at Maitland Bar, it is supposed, or in its vicinity. The fortunate finder, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held on Monday afternoon, at their office, in the Exchange. Mr. C. Kemp, M L.A., took the chair. The following report was read and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR,—I am glad to see that my letter on our gold-fields has elicited a comment from the Rev. W. B. Clarke, and that he is disposed to meet the wants of the diggers by a re-issue of his reports with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN February last, Captain Ward, Master of the Mint, published a resort, to which we called the attention of our readers at the time. The facts and reasonings contained in it, shewing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KIANDEA.—There are rumours of a heavy fall of snow at Kiandra during the recent bad weather; and some par[?] ties in town, who were proceeding to the diggings, report that they had to turn back on account of the snow; but…
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