Good News from Kimberly
Meltiouhne. Jnn»> 7. luiportant-.<news .from Kimberley goldfielil Western Australia, has come to hand recently. Tue following ti»lej grain has been received by the Colonial Secretary from the Government resident at Wyndham : Ihavemuch pleasure in informing you for His Excelleiicy'i inForriia|idu ;-thaltr the. complexion of affairs is altered consider, ably for the better, and good patches of alluvial gold.haTS been found, and are being found j' upon portions of the river. I have been informed that almost all the diggers arriving in town have large, parcels* jof gold averaging from" 50' ie 3006z/ Good reefs have also been discovered, and specimens sent in are magnificent, especially; those from the reefs on the Panton, fand^inViflier isaef :'jit Moifat jfockwell. tTheluigj^rfi \<kireii satisfied with the prospects and are returning to the field. Packers are coming in daily and loading ..up for the fields. It is reported. thaiji tin-flo&e; has been discovered within 80 miles of Wyndham. I believe this to be correct. One of the papers there says that a practical miner writing to a resident in Perth under date Derbj, April 7,. says;— The news from the fields is very encouraging. All the raefs are looking splendid, and none better than the Lady 8r00m5.. . -JEight hundred has fi^n r refused 'for one 16th of a share in the reef.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 145, 14 June 1887, Page 3
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221Good News from Kimberly Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 145, 14 June 1887, Page 3
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