Volume 01: Production and resources of the northern and western districts of New South Wales, 1854 [ca. 1850-1857]

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Forms part of the collection William Gardner - Production and resources of the northern and western districts of New South Wales, 1854

Volume 1 includes notes and statistics on geography, topography, climate and meteorology, botany, exploration and Indigenous Australians, particularly in New England, including notes about their language, naming of rivers and localities as well as diet.

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29 INDEX TO SECOND VOLUME [left column] PAGE DISTRICT OF GWYDER Climate of this district                                                                  70 Townships in this district                                                            70 Calandoon Township                                                                   70 Rivers, Lakes, Lagoons, Mountains                                          70 Return of Sheep & Cattle 1st Jany 51                                         70 Township of Baraba                                                                      71 Township of Bingera                                                                     71 Overland post line distce from Sydney                                     71 Gegans downfall on the Big river road                                     72 Experiments in Cotton planting                                                 72 Coal, limestone, Freestone,                                                         73 Marble                                                                                           73 Returns of Stock                                                                          70 Coal worked in New So Wales                                                    73 Statistics of prices obtained for Coal                                         73 in California, Consumption of Coal                                           74

DISTRICT OF FITZ ROY Climate of this District                                                                  68 Disposition of the Blacks towards the Settlers                        68 Cotton planting in the district                                                      69 Manufacture of Salt in the interior                                             69 Names of Settlers in this district                                                 67 Land Sale at Gladstone                                                                67

[right column] PAGE DISTRICTS OF BURNETT & WIDE BAY Climate of these districts                                                              64 Townships of Gayndah & Maryborough                                   64 Boundary of these districts                                                           64 Overland post line distance from Sydney                                 64 Live Stock 1st Jany 1851-                                                            65 Population                                                                                    65 Mountains & Rivers                                                                       65 Sample of Sea Island Cotton from Burnett District                                                                      65 Wide Bay, Burnett & Port Curtis Country                                 66 Gold discovered in Burnett district                                             66 Alphabetical list of Settlers in these distrs                                67 Revenue & Expenditure 30th June 50                                         44 The Coffee Tree Coffea Arabica                                                   67

COUNTY OF MACQUARIE Climate of the Macleay                                                                86 Climate of the County of Macquarie                                           87 Population                                                                                     87 Overland post line distance from Sydney                                  87 The Macleay River                                                                      88 Port Macquarie                                                                            89 Return of Sheep & Cattle                                                            87 Land Sale at Port Macquarie                                                      89

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[left column]                                                                                                       PAGE STATISTICS OF GOLD First discoveries of gold in Victoria                                              253 Distances from Sydney to the Western goldfields                    230 Comparison betwixt the gold fields at Balarat & Bendigo. Conveyances etc etc.                                                  259 Storekeepers profits at the diggings                                             249 Changes introduced in the Regulation of the gold fields                                                                                        232x Colour of the precious Stones                                                        210 Gold Circular New South Wales                                                     202 Gold Circular Victoria                                                                      233 Monster Nuggets found at Victoria                                               235 Yield of gold from Victorian Mines                                               235 Prices given in Sydney for gold                                                      236 Prices given for gold at the Mines                                                  236 Elevations in New South Wales Leichhardt & Clarke               220 Yield of gold to parties at the Victoria Mines                              235 Gold Shipped from Sydney from 1st Novr to 31st Oct 52          200 Statement of Australian & Californian gold Sep 1852             223&237 Melbourne gold Circular 2nd April 1853                                         237 Lithographic Map of Districts beyond the boundaries               1 McIvor diggings in Victoria                                                             237 Nuggets of gold found at Bingera                                                  208 Lloyds Circular 2nd & 30th April 1853                                           208 Flood at Balaarat 19th April 53                                                       237 Gold Shipped from Sydney 1st Jany to 12 May 1853                   212 Standard tray weight for gold etc                                                    212 Gold discovered in Burnett district                                                 66

[right column] PAGE STATISTICS OF GOLD Means of testing the purity of gold                                                 2[?] Enormous gold field discovered at Balarat                                   2[?] Jewellers Shops discovered at Balarat                                          2[?] Gold license for Victoria                                                                 2[?] New Gold field discovered near Armadale                                    2[?] Yield of gold at the Victorian Mines                                           245[?] Yield of gold at Mount Alexander                                                   2[?] Monthly return of gold licenses for 1853                                      2[?] Arrival of gold in Sydney per Escorts & Mails                              2[?] Commissioners appointed for gold Mining                                  2[?] Great discovery of gold at Tamberoora                                         2[?] Glen Elgin diggings 1854                                                               2[?] Discovery of gold on the Northern                                                 2[?] & Southern Diggings & districts                                                     2[?] Characteristic of the Taron fields                                                  2[?] Shafts Sunk at Balaarat                                                                 2[?] Shaft Sinking & Tunnelling or Drifting at the gold Mines                                                                           2[?]  Arrival of the gold Escorts in Melbourne                                       2[?] Quantity of gold Sent by Escort from the Northern diggings   2[?] Important discovery of gold at Tamberoora                                 2[?] Gold discovered in Van diemens Land                                           2[?] Character of the Chineese at the Meroo fields                              2[?] New Mint for Australia                                                                    2[?]  Australian Problems                                                                      2[?] Australian Mints & British Currency                                               2[?] A Contrast                                                                                     2[?]  

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[left column]                                                                                                    PAGE STATISTICS OF GOLD Rocky River gold Mines N.E.                                                  209 Braidwood gold diggings                                                         209 Camerons Creek   do    N.E.                                                    210     Stewart Brook        do                                                                210 Bingera                   do                                                                209 Hanging Rock        do                                                                 214 Taron                      do                                                                 214 Tamberoora            do                                                                 215 Goulburn                do                                                                  216 Tuena                     do                                                                  217 Mero                       do                                                                  217 Ophir                     do                                                                   219 Burrendong           do                                                                  219 Bendigo                 do                                                                   251 

Australian Nugget sold in London                                           251 The Monster Nugget result of Melting                                    251 Gold license for Victoria                                                             252 Gold Field, Management Bill                                                     252 Governor of Californias opinion respecting leasing or Selling gold Mines in that Country                       253 Estimated population of Victoria                                              253 Great delivery of gold from Australia at the Bank of England                                                                 254 Imports into Victoria                                                                    255 Production of Wool                                                                       255

[right column] PAGE STATISTICS OF GOLD Revenue returns Victoria Year ending 31st Decr 1853                                                                 256

FARMING OPERATIONS Measurement of Land                                                                  114x Fencing, prices & time required                                                115 The Onkaparinga thrashing roller                                             116 Drawing of this roller, Diagrams etc                                          116

DIVISION OF NEW SOUTH WALES Division of New South Wales                                                         2 into Counties and Districts                                                          & 198

LATITUDE & LONGITUDE Latitude & Longitude of the Principal Townships, Points, Bays & Heaolands in the Middle Northern & Western divisions                                                                                       198 Latitude & Longitude of the Northern Districts                                                                                           33

DRAWINGS Drawing of the Onkaparinga thrashing roller                       117x Drawing of the Cotton Plant                                                   261 & 284 Drawing of the Kangaroo                                                               1 Drawing of the Llama                                                                   101 Drawing of Marine Fossils                                                    x258 to 262               

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32 INDEX TO SECOND VOLUME                                                                                                      PAGE Drawing of the Australian Casowary                                       226

DRAWINGS & MAPS IN THIS VOLUME IN THE MAP CASE Three Maps calculated on a Scale at 8 miles to an inch One Map at twenty four miles to                                    Stitched in with  an inch      (not)                                                              The Volume

MAPS & DRAWINGS STITCHED IN WITH THE WRITINGS - Lithographic Map of Districts beyond the Boundaries                                                                                      1 Map of New Engld. exhibiting the Stations occupied by the Settlers 8 miles to an in                                34 General Map of the Northern & Western portions of New So Wales exhibiting the                                24 Counties Townships & Stations occupied by                           to the Settlers at 24 miles to an in                                                   36 Map of New England & Clarence exhibiting the gold fields                                                                                36  Map of Moreton District with pt of Darling & Clarence at 8 miles to an inch                                                 41 Map of the County of Macquarie                                                86 Map of New South Wales North, South, & Central Australia                                                                        247 Map of the Northern & Western portion of New South Wales from 29 to 34 So latitude                         89 & 148 to 153 East logitude Drawing of the Bottle Tree                                                           70x Drawing

[right column] PAGE Drawing of the Australian Bustard                                             223 MAPS & DRAWINGS - CONTINUED Map of Northern portion of New South Wales from 23 30 South latitude &                                                89 from149 to 154 East longitude 24 miles to an inch Map of the Counties of Clarence, Raleigh Dudley, Sandon exhibiting Paddys land                                     3[?] Map of Victoria with part of New South Wales & South Australia                                                                12[?] Map of the City of Sydney 1854                                                     1 Map termination of the Murray River                                        12[?]

DRAWINGS - View of Wellington Vale New Engld.                                          31 Views of Sydney                                                                             1 Plan & drawing of a bush Cottage                                                73[?] Plan & drawing of a Church in the interior                               8[?] Drawing of the Gutta Percha tree                                                 5[?] Drawing of the grass tree                                                               54 Drawing of a Native black                                                               90 Thirteen drawings attached to the writings on the Cotton plant  Third edition Drawing of the Hanging rock diggings                                        20[?] View of Sydney 1788 & 1854                                                        1 Drawing of the junction of the Darling with the Murray River                                                                     12[?] View on the Murrumbidgee River                                                 12[?] Drawing exhibiting the Ocean Marks on the great Bulga or former upright or Sea Coast Walls                       2[?]  of the Pacific Ocean Situated in the County of Northumberland position of the Sentry Box the remarkable projection in the wall  

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33 INDEX TO SECOND VOLUME [left column]                                                                                                     PAGE Drawing of Bathurst Burr                                                      64xx

NAVIGATION OF THE MURRAY RIVER - Expedition of Captain Sturt discovers the Murray                                                                                  120 Rapid on the Murray                                                                120 Discovers the junction of the Darling                                  121 Discovers Lake Alexandrina                                                   124 Navigation of the Murray by Steam Vessels                                                                              128 Experimental Voyage                                                                119 Note regarding the Navigation                                               119 Map termination of the Murray Lake Alexandrina, Adelaide etc                                            124 Soundings on the Murray                                                       126 Sheep runs on the Darling                                                      127 First Cargo up the Murray                                                       128 Navigation of the Murray                                                         128 Distances from the Darling                                                      129 Settlers on the Darling                                                              129 Notice of distances                                                                     130 Distance from Goolwa to                                                          131 Wallgett in New South Wales                                                   131 Distance from Goolwa to Albany                                            131 Distance from Port Elliott to Albany                                      131 Note regarding Goolwa & Port Elliott                                     131 Port Elliott & Goolwa Railway                                                  132

[right column] PAGE NAVIGATION OF THE MURRAY Sheep Stations on the Murray number of Sheep                                                                         133 Distance of the Murray from the gold fields                                                                               132 Problem of the Murray river Solved                                       135 Additional Steamers on the Murray                                       136 Government regulations on the Banks of the Murray River                                                                                 134 Albury on the Murray in N.S.W.                                               134 Cargo of the Lady Augusta 2nd trip Decr 53                         135 Third ascending Voyage of the Lady Augusta                      135 [?] from Adelaide to Moorundie                                               136 Distance from Port Elliott to Adelaide                                    137 Distance from Lake Alexandrenia to Moorundie                137 Extent of Country Made available by the Navigation of the Murray                                               138 Distance from Port Elliott to Drayton & Gladstone              139 Population in Southern & Eastern Australia                          138 Railway Companies in Victoria                                                  140 Distances from Adelaide to Sydney by Albury                                                                                          137 Distance from Melbourne to Adelaide by Swan Hill                                                                                     137 Distance from Melbourne to Adelaide by Maidens Port (or Moama) -                                                    139 Distance from Port Elliott to Surat Drayton & Gladstone                                                                     139           

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