The Kimberley Diggings.
jj IMPORTANT |iEWfe: -^ aIoTHER LARGE^ftSerEt" N«Ws raCbieirivrefceived'frorri; Derby, stating that Hall and Slattery's party have { found another large nugget gf 280z.[ The s.s Nemur had reached .there "with a number of fully-equipped diggers, on bo£rdV v ' ' v -" ' : . v •■ r There are .about 400 miners on the i field, Who hav,e gone from Derby, and 300 wh*62HaVe gone troin Cambridge Gulf.? .Dertorta'the cheapest place for supplies; * The gpl&at Brockidau's creek, a tributary pfc^jhe vElvira, is ; scattered about* in siualj ( patc,h.es.;« There is no \vate"s within three miles of the diggings now, and m the dry season thureisnone within six miles. Indications of gold have been found 100 miles nearer Der!>y.. The diggers are very reticent, and the present information is insufficient to warrant the supposition that it is a permanent field, or sufficient to justify a big rush. Intending diggers should land with at least £100, to enable them to get nu outfit for a three or four months' trip.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1726, 5 June 1886, Page 3
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162The Kimberley Diggings. Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1726, 5 June 1886, Page 3
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