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We are indebted to Mr. Daintree, one of the gentlemen connected with the Geological Survey Department in Victoria, for the following interesting notes, collected by him "during a three months' leave of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE are indebted to Mr. Dainfree, one of the gentlemen connected with the Geological Surrey Department in this colony, for the following interesting notes, collected by him "during a three months' leave of a beence spent in a trip from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE GULPH DIGGINGS—A correspondent, under, date August 30, writes us, stating that several parties are doing well at the Gulph Diggings, and that the prospects generally are more…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alfied Sichler, indicted for steeling a quantity of gold am[?]gam and quar[?]z from a machine situate at Mitcbell's Crees, on the night of 14th August, the said gold &c, being the property of Donald Campbell, was acquitted and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MAJOR'S CREEK.—A nugget of gold weighing upon the turn of two ounces was found by Royal and party in their claim last week. Several panics of Chinese are remuneratively employed on the Creek, and up on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WHEN the 81st clause in the Waratah Coal Company' Bill was brought under diseursion in committee, there appeared to be a great deal of misapprehension on the part of a majority of the members as to.its real purport…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alfred Sickler, indicted for stealing a quantity of gold amalgam and quartz from a machine situate at Mitchell's Creek, on the night of the 14th August, the said gold, &c., being the property of Donald Campbell, was acquitted and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following copies of correspondence between the Government and Mr. Charles Watt, having reference to the Extraction of Silver from Gold Coined at the Sydney Mint, was yesterday laid upon the tahle of the Legislative…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SOFALA.—A correspondent writes:—Mining prospects have not altered here, owing to the infavourable state of the weather, which is unusually wet, as the fall of rain is much more frequent than for some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—You are doubtless aware that the coin issued at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint containe, as a portion of is alloy, a considerable proportion of River; and that the coin made at the English M nt is almost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE heavy rains that have occurred at intervals during the past month have been a great drawback to the work of the miners, since every creek, and river has been flooded, and in many instances the work of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Every day renders the Lachlan gold-fields more and more dull, as claim after claim is worked out and [?]thing fresh is presented to give employment to the miners thus set free. The consequence is, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accounts from the Hanging Rock Diggings state that the Peel River has been flooded two or thrse times during the past month, and that the overflow has done much injury to the works that miners were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eurrangong is exceedingly dull jsut now, there being very [?]le doing there, although some of the recent rushes have been promising. Still, as ye[?], very little more than mere ration money has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE following is the quantity of coal entered at the Sydney Customs, coastwise, from 19th August to 17th Spetember, inclusive:— From Newcastle......... 13,939 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The yield of the precious metal from our various goldfields appears to be at present slightly on the increasese. Upon examining the comparative statements given below, it will be seen that the escorts since our last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2.470 ounces bar gold, Bank New South Wales. 4,387 ounces bar gold, Thacker, Daniell, and Co. 6.195 ounces bar gold, Agra and U S, Bank. 4,912 ounces bar gold, 25,000 sovereigen, Oriental Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →OPHIR, September 14 —The correspondent of the Western Examiner says :—I heard last week from one party that they obtained 10 ozs. 4 dwts, and another part; showed me a bank stump gold-receipt on which was entered 7 ozs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GOLD ON GOUNYAN CREEK.—A small but very encouraging prospect of gold was found last week in a shaft within a short distance of Gounyan Greek realising about tow dwts, to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE Mr. Baron Bramwell. Silas Thomas and Stephen Willett were indicted for concealing the finding of ancient gold treasure of the value of £500 and upwards. They were also…
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