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V I C T O R I A

DISCOVERY OF A MONSTER NUGGET

JUNE 2nd 1855

A notice was posted up at the Hall of Commerce that a gold nugget weighing 1060 ounces, and Valued at £4800 had been found at Maryborough.   On enquiry it was ascertained that the report of this extraordinary discovery was true, and that the splendid prize had been consigned to E.Khull Esq.of Collins Street -  This nugget is the largest that has hitherto been found at any of the eastern gold fields.

Sept 17th 1855.  Melbourne Gold Circular

Since the sailing of the Kent there was very little gold left in the market & operations were consequently limited.  
The price has receeded [receded], &  the few transactions that have taken place have been at 75/9d to 76/.  The escorts from the three fields of Maryborough, Daisy Hill & Avoca averaging about ten thousand ounces,
have not been reported as arrived at the Treasury.  We understand the cause of this delay arises from the Swollen State of the rivers.

Number of persons arrived in the Colony  538
                              number that have left     76
                                                                   362 
                                                   &Year 40,644.
The escorts brought from the gold fields this week 
                 47:555 ounces & Year 1:430 : 899 ounces
Gold shipped in 1855     1.675:  864 ounces
Shipped per Kent 131:981 ounces  1.807:845 ounces
or 75 tons 16cwt.2qrs.3lb.,5 ounces at 80/-  £7,231:386

Exchange on London Drafts against gold taken at per freight 4½ per ounce delivered at the Bullion Office Bank of England London   Insurance 2½ per cent.

GOLD  IN MATRIX EXTRAORDINARY YIELD JUNE 1856
From two tons of quarts obtained from Wattle gully reef at Forest Creek the yield of gold was from the stamping box 186 ounces of pure gold, and from the retort 158 ounces of amalgamated gold.  From the same lot of stone the party had previously washed out 189 ounces of gold, the total yield of gold from the two tons of quartz
was 533 ounces.

 

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