Another Monster Nugget.
The Tnplewooil Adw.rt'mr reports that on Monday afternoon a magnificent nugget, obtained the same morning in Johns 1 upper paddock, Berlin, was brought into Inglewood, and sold to the Bank of New South Wales. It weighs 741b 807,8 15dwts, is 14in long, Tin across at the widest part, and Sin thick. It is shaped somewhat like a small ham. The lucky finders have christened the interesting stranger the " Viscountess of Canterbury Nugget," the " Viscount" himself having been discovered not many months ago in the same paddock, and not far oIF. Thv sinking on the run whore the claim is situated ia about eight feet deep, and generally, for facility of working, drives are put in: in the r>i}»elay bottom, and the waahdirt knocked aowp from overhead. The present saturated state oT tho ground compelled the holders to resort to paddocking to work the claim, and very lucky it has turned out for them, for their nugget was found two feet from the bottom, 3iid would consequently have l>aen missed if they had been* working in the usual way.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 50, 26 October 1870, Page 7
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181Another Monster Nugget. Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 50, 26 October 1870, Page 7
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