THE NEW GOLD FIND.
THE VICTORIAN GEOLOGIST REPORTS. INDICATIONS PROMISING. BUT ADVISES CAUTION. Melbourne, June 9. The Government Geologist has reported on the discovery of gold in a mountain at Marysville. The formation is sandstone, and there is no doubt of the stone being of an auriferous character, but it is necessary to thoroughly test it before working on a large scale. Should the trials prove an average yield of even a few pennyweights to the ton there need be no fear of the ultimate success, as the available tonnage is enormous, and there are splendid facilities for economically working
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Hastings Standard, Issue 38, 10 June 1896, Page 2
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102THE NEW GOLD FIND. Hastings Standard, Issue 38, 10 June 1896, Page 2
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