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... Gold Fields , London , 1852 , vol . III , pp . 305–9 NEWS FROM OPHIR On 22 May 1851 , the Governor of New South Wales proclaimed the Crown's ( i.e. the government's ) right to all gold found in New South Wales , and on 23 May 1851 ...
... Gold Fields , London , 1852 , vol . III , pp . 305–9 NEWS FROM OPHIR On 22 May 1851 , the Governor of New South Wales proclaimed the Crown's ( i.e. the government's ) right to all gold found in New South Wales , and on 23 May 1851 ...
Page 210
... gold at £ 3 11s per ounce . The gold ingots were to be legal tender at the banks , and the notes of the banks legal tender . The Bullion Act should not have been assented to by the governor , as it interfered with the currency , which ...
... gold at £ 3 11s per ounce . The gold ingots were to be legal tender at the banks , and the notes of the banks legal tender . The Bullion Act should not have been assented to by the governor , as it interfered with the currency , which ...
Page 308
... gold coins , and also led to fluctuations in the price of raw gold and in the rate of exchange between Australia and Britain . The Legislative Council asked the British government in December 1851 to establish a branch of the Royal Mint ...
... gold coins , and also led to fluctuations in the price of raw gold and in the rate of exchange between Australia and Britain . The Legislative Council asked the British government in December 1851 to establish a branch of the Royal Mint ...
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