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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
31 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2
AT eleven o'clock on Friday, a general meeting of the coal miners in this district was held in the open air, at Griffiths' Flat, Waratah, for the purpose of considering the course to be pursued in reference to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, MONDAY.—The second shift of miners did not go to work at Lambton Colliery, and very little coal has come in yet. The labourers have returned from Waratah. The miners and the women…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AFTER a whole week spent in idleness, with any number of meetings, delegations, and diplomacy, the Lambton men have at last got to work, on the same terms they came out, with the exception of obtaining…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JANUARY 21ST.—Having got over Christmas and New Year's Sports, claims are getting steadily to work again. We have started the New Year with some good crushing, if we succeed in keeping it up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SINCE our last issue we have paid a visit to the neighbourhood of the recently discovered alleged coal-field, which is situate near the foot of the range of mountains known as the Double Duke, between six and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FEBRUARY 25TH — Machinery for the John Bull Company ia nearly all on the ground, and in course of crection—will be completed in about eight weeks. No. 3 John Ball ls raising some excellent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MARCH 14TH.—The late heavy rains haver[?] tarded operations on this field of late, Messrs. P. M[?]colin[?] and Co. are Proceeding slowly with the cre[?]tion of their machinery at the John Bull, the rivers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →APRIL 10TH.—It may be asked where has your own correspondent been; he must be asleep surely, as he has not given any account of this place lately. I will now give you an account of what is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF THE NORTHERN GOLD DISTRICT TO THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR LANDS. Northern Gold-Fields, office,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SIR.—I am glad to hear that the Commissioner in charge for the Northen Gold-Fields, in his report, published in your issue of the 22nd, raises his voice against the present leasing system, which is doing so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JUNE 3RD.—STARTING OF THE CRUSHING MACUINE.—According to announcement the machine started to day, and from all appearances worked admirably. About sixty persons were on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INFORMATION as to the condition and prospects of the Port Darwin country, as a gold-field, is furnished as by a miner, one of the unfortunate passengers of the Springbok, and if his statement be correct—and we…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SOME twenty odd years since, when a mining excitement that had run rampant through all classes in London was somewhat upon the wane, there arrived in the Thames, from an American seaport, the good…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE great topic of the day is coal. When we say that in consequence of Victorian presumption New South Wales has been put upon her mettle, we should amend the phrase and say that she has been put upon her…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SOME interesting facts respecting the coal trade at Port Hanter were mentioned [?]t the banquet given to the Hon. Colonial Treasurer, at Newcastle. They show that the commercial greatness and importance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →JULY 15TH—In mining matters I have to report that the Band of Hope prospectors—Robinson and party—are engaged at Wilson's mill, crushing about seventy tons of stone, and as soon as the result…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IF the newly reported invention of Mr. Read has anything like economy about it, he ought to prove himself the greatest benefactor prospectors of gold reefs have had this many a day. The difficulty the working…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →JULY 18TH.—Items of news from this quarter are very scarce, and it is a very arduous task for a correspondent to contribute a paragraph to your publication. The palmy days of Lionsville (?) of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AUGUST 1STâThe Band of Hope (Robinson and party), have finished a crushing of 61[?] tons of stone, which turned out at the rate of 1 oz 15 dwt to the ton; they have now about sixty tons of stone out,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I[?] it is not tresspassing too much on your space, I would like to enquire through your columns, whether you have any idea who the Commissioner or supposed Commissioner for the Little River Gold…
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