THE TEETULPA GOLDFIELD.
(reuter’s telegrams.)
Melbourne, November 29. The s s. Koonoowarra took 300 ffisgers to Adelaide to-day, en route for Teetulpa. On the other hand 60 disappointed diggers have already arrived in Melbourne from feetulpa, and the p.s. Adelaide, which arrived this afternoon, has brought several more.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) (Per Mararoa, at the Bluff.) Adelaide, November 23. The Teetulpa news is continuing moat cheering. Population is increasing rapidly, and the new arrivals are all well equipped for a long stay. There is a strong feeling amongst the diggers that the field will form a permanent diggings. Splendid results are reported from numerous washings, such as half an ounce from seven bags, and from 12dwt to loz per load. Another rush is reported to have taken place a mile to the west of Brady’s.,' It is persistently stated that a six*ounce nugget has been found at Brady’s, but neither the reporters nor the Warden can confirm this. The English and Scottish Bank, which opened a branch on the field on Monday, purchased over lOOoz in the forenoon, many diggers depositing their finds. The average price paid for the cold is £3 16s 9d. The Government are about to erect a post office on the nela. There has been terrific heat, with dust and north winds.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 770, 3 December 1886, Page 26
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216THE TEETULPA GOLDFIELD. New Zealand Mail, Issue 770, 3 December 1886, Page 26
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