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The weather for the last fortnight has been warm, with strong north-[?] winds, which have caused the ground to become parched and dry. Water for domestic purposes is becoming very scarce and the strong winds have dislodged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The weather for the last fortnight has been warm, with strong north-east winds, which have caused the ground to become parched and dry. Water for domestic p[?]es is becoming very scarce, and the strong winds have dislodged…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.—At Temora about 12 miles due west from Woodstown, the prospectors reported a discovery of gold at a depin of 75 feet. The dirt, which is about 1[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I decided to take possession at once of this lucky portion of the earth's surface, from which I anticipated the realisation of my fondest hopes, and commenced to cut four pegs, by placing…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →COPELAND NORTH, Monday.—Three is a reported alluvial gold discovery at Tucker's Creek, near Cobark. Two men obtained upwards of three ounces in three days. It is not known if…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Monday.—Mr. Warden Hodgkinson reports that a prospecting olaim has been applied for in a now locality, 15 miles north of Georgetown. He states that be believes the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is some news in mining matters, of Which I informed you by telegram on Friday last. Thus, yon know already that Temora cleared off its cloud, and appeared in[?]its golden garments, and that on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following telegram was received by the Mining department on Saturday from Mr. Warden De Boos, Woodstown : -- " A new field is reported to me as discovered at Temora 12 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We are indebted to the Horn, the Minister for Mines for the following copy of a telegram from the Warden at Copeland North to the Under-Scoretary for Minas, Sydney.—"payable alluvial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →COPELAND, Monday.—Twenty-three miles from the Barrington, beyond Kerriput, a lucky find has been made on Sawyer's alluvial Ica[?]e, and a rash set in to-day from Copeland. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About seventy men are now on the rush at Tucker's Creek, and are almost all from Copeland, and many more intend going from here. All like the look of the country, but no work has been done yet by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two of the Melbourne Steamship Company's steamers, the Barrabool and Macedon, have been laid up here, and their officers and crews paid off, and a third, the Cheviot, will be also laid up on her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LUCKNOW, Wednesday.—I visited the gold workings at Lucknow to-day, and found only a few men employed. I washed a few of his of alluvial, and got favourable prospects. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KROHMANN'S AMALGAMATED G. M. Co.—Mining manager's report:—"Hill End, February 10. The perpendicular shaft has been sunk a further depth of 4 feet, making present depth 637 feet. Sinking through slate and quartz…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Friday.—The proprietors of the Advance reef on the Milton goldfield have struck rich stone at a depth of twenty feet, yielding 20 ounces to the ton. A large discovery of opal stone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WE have been favoured with the following telegram by the Under-Secretary for Mines (Harrie Wood, Esq.)— "Braidwood, Saturday, 12.15…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →PAREES, Saturday.—£4000 were offered by a gold speculator for Jones, Leighton, and parties' claim at Curragong and refused; they are raising first-class stone. No. 1 East are also raising good…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →STAR OF PEACE G. M. CO.—Mining Manager's report, 12th February:—"We have just crushed 8 tons from now vein cast of Rowley's, for 17 oz. 12 dwts gold. This was fully as much as I expected it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.—Montaigne. There is no tyrant like custom, and no freedom where its edicts are not resisted.—Bovce…
Continued on Trove, page 304 →The Courier of Tuesday says:—For some time past a email party have been quietly engaged digging on Macpherson's Creek, Weejasper, Mr. Ryrie's side of the run, and raising gold equal to £1 per man per day…
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