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Gold Prospecting
Alluvial Gold Prospecting
Rawdon Vale NSW
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<blockquote data-quote="nucopia" data-source="post: 485350" data-attributes="member: 5588"><p>Trove has a report from Sept 1898 </p><p><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14142833" target="_blank">https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14142833</a></p><p></p><p>Saying that; RICH FINDS AT RAWDON VALE.</p><p>A report has boon receivcd by the Mines Depart-</p><p>ment from the warden at Raymond Terrace stating </p><p>that 50 men are now at the rush on the Messrs</p><p>Lawrie's private land at Rawdon Vale, and that</p><p>about 15 claims appear to be on payable gold. One</p><p>nugget unearthed weighed 11oz, 5dwt., and a lad</p><p>has found a second nugget weighing 35dwt. amongst</p><p>other gold in one trough. Another man obtained a</p><p>1 oz. nugget. It is stated that the wash is only from</p><p>6in. to 9in. deep and on the rough bottom the coarse</p><p>gold is found. The opinion is expressed by the</p><p>warden that a number of men can be profitably em-</p><p>ployed, but there is no excpectation that any very rich</p><p>finds will be made. Miners are arriving daily,</p><p>although it is not advisable that any rush should</p><p>take place._</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nucopia, post: 485350, member: 5588"] Trove has a report from Sept 1898 [url]https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14142833[/url] Saying that; RICH FINDS AT RAWDON VALE. A report has boon receivcd by the Mines Depart- ment from the warden at Raymond Terrace stating that 50 men are now at the rush on the Messrs Lawrie's private land at Rawdon Vale, and that about 15 claims appear to be on payable gold. One nugget unearthed weighed 11oz, 5dwt., and a lad has found a second nugget weighing 35dwt. amongst other gold in one trough. Another man obtained a 1 oz. nugget. It is stated that the wash is only from 6in. to 9in. deep and on the rough bottom the coarse gold is found. The opinion is expressed by the warden that a number of men can be profitably em- ployed, but there is no excpectation that any very rich finds will be made. Miners are arriving daily, although it is not advisable that any rush should take place._ [/QUOTE]
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Gold Prospecting
Alluvial Gold Prospecting
Rawdon Vale NSW
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