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SIR,—As a late arrival from South Australia, I was much surprised to sea such an article in the columns of your daily contemporary as the publio has been honoured with. What the drift of the said article is neither I nor many…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE BROOMBY QUARTZ REEF.—ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY OUNCES OF GOLD.—We were present, yesterday, while our enterprising townsman, Mr. Chappell, washed out about one hundred and thirty ounces of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the telegram I forwarded by express on Sunday I did not attempt to give any particulars of the atrocities committed upon the unfortunate Chinese. After they were driven from Back Creek they made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MINING NEWS.—During the past week we have visited the valley of the Araluen, and are extremely glad to be able to bear testimony to the highly prosperous state of affairs. A few…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE GULPH DIGGINGS.—These diggings, which are situated between Moruya and the Clyde River, are just now attracting some attention, Mr.Griffin, one of the Commissioners in charge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MINERS' RIOHTS.âCyrus Spencer Rose, Eaq., police magistrate at Gundagai, has been appointed an officer for determining the extent and position of miners claims to which any person or company is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What can this hard woruld give To the soul that wins its smile, In the place of peace of mind once lost, And a purpose free from guile!…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONE day last week we took train from Newcastle to visit Minmi. In about half an hour we arrived at Hexham, a pretty village, adorning a stalling and fertile agricultural plain on the pleasent banks of the far-atretehing Hunter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SIR,—My name having been so frequently brought before the public, in connection with the "Hargraves discovery of gold " in Australia, from the commencement of the year 1851 to the present period, I feel called upon, both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ADGENBILLY DIGGINGS.—There are now between 200 and 300 miners on these diggings, but as the creek has been much flooded mining operations have been suspended. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The whole of the police have retreated from Lambing Flat, and the gold-field is left entirely without police protection. I left the camp at three o'clock yesterday (Monday)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →If troops are sent, we can forward fifty men from here to Burrangong in three days. Vehicles and horses have been placed at our disposal by the Goulburn inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I have telegraphed for Commissioners to return and remain at quarters, Lambing Flat, until the last extremity, police or no police. In accordance with your instructions, I remain at Goulburn, but am ready and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JULY 9.—A mob of Chinamen (about 110) pastel through Bombala on the 7th, and I hear that another shipment has just arrived at the Bay. This, with, about 200 old hands on the Delegate and Little Plains…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The following letter has been handed to us (Otago witness), by his Honor the Superintendent, for publicacion for general information. Having, received it only shortly before going to presa,we have no time to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OUR papers from Otago New Zealand, are to the 22nd June. The following are the latest reports, from the Lindis River gold fields:- I send you an extract of a letter from the diggings,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Gold fields continue as productive as ever., The principal feature of intelligence is from Burrangong. At. this place the yield of gold was becoming very remunor. ative, what, unfortunately, another disturbunce. arose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE unfortunate and disgraceful scenes that have taken place upon Lambing Flat during the past few weeks, and the consequent excitement that has been kept up, have so far unsettled mining pursuits upon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THOSE squatters who, as owners of cattle properties, have been sorely tried by the depreciation in the value of their runs—a depreciation caused partly by the fact that the supply of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MOUNTAIN RUN CREEK DIGGINGS.—We have received a communication from Coal Hole Creek intimating that about three weeks ago, a party of Chinamen commenced digging on the Mountain…
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