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292 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 15
SIR,—An article in the Herald of this day, on the mineral wealth of New South Wales, ocntains a allght insconrasy with regard to coal discovery; which is there stated to have been made by Mr. Mackenzic, about four…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE township of Gundagai is situtated on the north and south sides of the Murrumbidgee River, on the line of the Great Southern Road, and the fatal effect of the flood of 1852. when leventy lives were lost by the inundation,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LUCKNOW, JUNE 8.—The excellent report I read in the Empire of the 31st ultimo on the Wentworth Gold-field, and the evident interest taken by you to supply the public with information on this, and, indeed, I must say,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE SHOALHAVEN DIGGINGS.âThe mining operations at Colombo and other points of the Shoalhaven River have recently been attended with a run of bad luck. The late sudden rise in the Upper Shoalhaven…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BY the Gothenburg, which arrived from Picton and the Northern ports yesterday, we have intelligence from the Wakamarina gold-field. The state of the weather appears to have been detrimental to its development. Our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MACGREGOR'S REEF.—This new gold-field is distant from Rose Dale about four miles, or about nine miles from Orange. Being rather chary of inducing persons of come from a distance to new and untried gold-fields, we have not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BY the Gothenburg, which arrived from Picton and the Northern ports yesterday, we have intelligence from the Wakamarina gold-field. The state of the weather appears to have been detrimental to its development. Our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE past month has been more than usually deficient in news of interest from the gold-fields, the greater part of the old diggings are unmistakably languishing, and falling off in yield as well as in population, whilst…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At Gundagai, two new leads of a payable character have been discovered These newly discovered leads are in Government ground, within a short distance of the old diggings, and the sinking, in so far as it has…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The incessant rain that has fallen during the last month has, to a great extent, put a stop to mining operations on the Southern and Northern Gold-fields, so that there is little or nothing to report from these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Rocky River we learn that one of those gutters winch are gererally found by accident in the most unlikely places was hit upon a week or two ago, on the ridge behind Mr. Brown's paddock, towards…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The mining operations at Colombo and other points of the Shoalhaven River have recently been attended with a run of bad luck. The late sudden rise in the Upper Shoalhaven carried away a large quantity of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WRITING from Gundagai, a correspondent sends us the following:—The gold-fields continue to afford satisfaction to those engaged; the land being highly auriferous, in spite of the many difficulties thrown in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—The public was informed by an article in the Herald of the 9th instant, that a great coal discovery had been made by Mr. Mackenzie, about four miles from the Fitzroy mines during a mere [?]mble in the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,—You informed your readers on the 9th instant that a great coal discovery had been made by Mr. Mackenzie, about four miles from the Fitzroy Iron Mines, during a mere ramble in the southern country;…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Comparative statement of the gold received at the Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, from the Western, Southern, and Northern Gold-fields during the present year, and the quantities received from the same places during the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE WENTWORTH MINES.—Possibly do other gold field but the Wentworth has so extraordinary a formation of veins, leaders, and lodes, as are to be met with there; practical experience and theory are alike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE quote from the Marlborough Press, of Saturday, June 4th, as follows:— The escort arrived in Picton yesterday evening, under the charge of sergeant Moore, bringing down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We are indebted to our Wellington correspondent for the follwoing supplement to the Marlbourough Press, of Saturday morning:- ARRIVAL OF THE ESCORT WITH 1736 OU[?]CES—250…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday last a social reunion of the in habitants took place, on the occasion of celebrating the first anniversary of the opening of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, erected and opened about twelve months since. Arrange…
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