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85456
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 30 August
Place: The Falls
Source: MM
Details: Correspondence from Mr. Smith home to his wife from the Turon gold diggings advising her not to come to the Turon as conditions were harsh


85755
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 13 September
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Road to the diggings from Maitland


85803
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 13 September
Place: Clarencetown
Source: MM
Details: Four men leaving Clarence Town on horseback reached the World's End gold diggings in six days


85804
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 13 September
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Correspondence from Maitlanders returning home from the Turon gold diggings


85806
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 17 September
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Martin Brennan - Letter to Maitland Mercury regarding his experience at the Turon River gold diggings


86000
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 27 September
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Meeting to establish coach conveyance from the Hunter region to the gold fields


86267
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 15 October
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Drain of labour to the gold diggings beneficial to prospects of immigrants arriving in Maitland. Wages higher than ever before


86696
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 1 November
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: News from the gold diggings to Maitland


86743
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 8 November
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Rains at the Turon. 500 people left the diggings, many for Maitland and Hunter districts to attend to their agricultural operations


86761
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 8 November
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Men returning to Maitland. Their earnings being turned over to parents or the bank and not wasted


86770
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 12 November
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Meeting of the Maitland Gold Discovery committee. Claim by Anson Ford of gold found near Armidale


86805
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 12 November
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: James Keppie requesting accounts be paid as about to leave for the gold diggings. Also selling a 12 ton boat


86807
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 12 November
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Messrs. D. Cohen & Co purchased in 19 lots, 135 ounces of gold at 3 pounds 3s per ounce; Messrs D. & J. Dickson purchased in 14 lots, 91 ounces at 3 pounds 3 shillings per ounce


86882
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 19 November
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Notice re Maitland gold reward meeting


86904
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 22 November
Place: Singleton
Source: MM
Details: Article from Singleton about grass widows


86919
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 22 November
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Joseph J Harpur's correspondence re the gold fields


86933
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 26 November
Place: near Tamworth
Source: MM
Details: Samples of gold send to David Cohen & Co from gold diggings at Swamp Oak Creek


87020
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1851 3 December
Place: Fitz Roy Hotel, West Maitand
Source: MM
Details: Maitland Gold Reward General Meeting. Closing of the Reward


87702
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1852 24 January
Place: Tamworth
Source: MM
Details: Correspondence probably written by John Gill regarding the discovery of gold near Tamworth


87807
Surname: Gold Discovery
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1852 24 January
Place: Tamworth
Source: MM
Details: Correspondence probably written by John Gill regarding the discovery of gold near Tamworth