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396 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 20
The correspondent of the Otago Colonial of March 4th, writes as follows:—Hundreds of miners, afraid to meet the coming winter, are leaving for Victoria, though it would be well for them to think twice before hastily…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New South Wales is not only tha oldest colony or the Australian group, in which gold-fields have been worked, but recent extraordinary yields indicate that it possesses the noblest field yet discovered on this continent; while…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE reports arriving from the Cadiangullong and Canoblas copper mines near Orange, in the Western district, continue to be of a favourable character, and are very convincing as to the extreme richness of those mines, and as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New ground in the vicinity of Lambing Flat is being continually opened, and in this way there has been so large a number of rushes constantly occurring that the miners have not been so steadily at work as they had been during the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Since our last summary there has been no occurrence on the Northern gold-fields calling for remark. The escort returns hardly maintain their amount, and with the great attractions held out by the gold-fields to the Southward, it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE letter of Sir DANIEL COOPER to the Duke of NEWCA TLE is a gratifying exception to the rule as applied to Australian colonists England. The cabal that calls itself the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have pleasure in reporting that a valuable silver mine has recently been discovered near the Moruya river, about two hundred miles south of Sydney. A small number of gentlemen, amongst whom we may mention Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →RUMOURS of almost unparalleled success at the Lachlan have been circulated very freely through the city for this week past. To those rumours, although they come to us from an unimpeachable source, we declined to give…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE escorts which reached Sydney, yesterday, brought down from the Western, and Southern diggings the greatest quantity of gold ever received in Sydney in one week—viz., 16,511 ozs. Of this quantity 11,8[?]8 ozs. are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WE have already in our opening remarks commented upon the promise of success that the Lachlan diggings offer. From all sides, however, we hear accounts of the improving prospects in this quarter, We last month…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ON Monday last we had an opportunity of insecting the works of the A. A. Company, in particular the new pit that has just been completed at Wallabi Flat, about half a mile distant from the D pit at the Borehole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →VALUE OF LACHLAN GOLD.—The Lachlan gold has been bringing only £3 11s per oz. Mr. Curren, of this town, has favoured us with the following particulars of a parcel of 134 ozs, 12…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHILE all cheerful English households have been adding to their cheerfulness by heaping up the fires that make a pleasant contrast to the cold outside, a terrible tragedy has occurred in one of the great…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A pleasant ride of some 16 miles, leaving the town of Orange in my rear, brought me to the Cadiangullong— or as it is sometimes called, the Oakey Creek Copper Mine. The country through which my route lay, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →PER the Jane Lockhart, we have papers to the 14th instant, from Dunedin. The Otago Witness of the 8th says:—The escort from the gold-fields, which arrived in town on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELONG QUARTZ REEF.—Two more private companies have been recently ushered into existence on the Adelong, for the purpose of investigating comparatively new ground. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE reports arriving from the Cadiangullong and Canoblas copper mines near Orange. in the Western district, continue to be of a favourable character, and are very convincing at to the extreme richness of these mines, and as to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WE have been favoured with an extract from a [?] letter, written by a gentleman well qualified to express an opinion on the richness of these gold-fields. The letter is dated 20th March, and was not intended for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE GULF DIGGINGS.—The Upper diggings are going ahead first-rate. The population is returning from the New rush., but a few, some of whom are doing well are remaining to give…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DENISON DIGGINGS.—Since my last communication rotting of much importance until last week, when Messrs. Miller and Norrie reduced the price of crushing from 30s. to £1 per ton, in consequence, I suppose,…
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