Gold in Australia.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 86, 14 March 1885, Page 4

Gold in Australia.

... February the J22 ensuing, 1 says Vthe Tpwn and Country .Journal, of., the ,^4tn. of. Janu4ry ? will 'be V. \ the •thirtyrfourth of gold m Australia,: and we are glatl to add •jthat the discqverer, Mr . ;is still a haleand hearty memljerj bf this community. The story .pfjljis ; yoyage to California at a time ,^hen 10s a head was all he could ( (get ofnr prime bullocks fattened upon tjie farndus'manuririgpas'tures^is familiar ,as household ! w,ords to Australian miners , and how, on seeing the golden soils In America, Mr Hargra'ves became convinced, that similar deposits existed m the land he had left. His return -arid i the "dis'coVeify bf gold m- Australia proved "hbW accurate was the eye of theex~ 'plo^i/er:" 'JG-old was found, and' the valiie 6f HargraVes' services were acknbwle^gisd !l by "New Soiith Wales.- ' ' ' Vidtbrla has been 'more tardy, but.. we do trust the approach^' ing session' will remove the slur from her. During ; last session ' m Melbourne the propriety, bf acknow,- --' ledging the" 'services' or' ! Mr' 'Har, T . ,grayes was discussed, ! ".but ,9ther I matters pressed the' subject j'asrde. i , Jjtf is tq j be ; brougb t forward aga|in , however, and amjile justice done the, -man- who found . the , Jgold jthat has >doߣ_sq.;m.uch for Yicioria., , v .. !