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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1873

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Yulgilbar Gold Fields. Solferino. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1873 · page 2

AUGUST 15TH.—No. 4 South Garibaldi have, this week, struck some excellent gold, and by all appearance, this will be a ri[?]h claim when it is properly opened…

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Yulgibar Gold Fields. Solferino. [From Our Own Correpsondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1873 · page 2

AUGUST 30TH,—In mining, matters are about the same. No. 4 North Garibaldi is prominent amongst the gold producing claims, as is shown by the buckets of rich specimens that are brought to…

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Yulgilbar Gold Fields. Solferino. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Departure of Mr Duncan M'alister

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 September 1873 · page 6

WE are sorry to lose the services of such a gentleman as Mr. D. M'ALISTER, and, to show him all due respect and goodwill, the inhabitants entertained him at a farewell dinner on Friday evening, at host LAIRD'S…

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Yugilbar Gold Fields. Solferino. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1873 · page 2

SEPTEMBER 7TH.—FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.—It is my painful duty to have to report to you one of those fatal accidents, which happily are of but rare occurrence on a gold-field. This sad affair…

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Original Correspondence. a Few Suggestions for a New Mining Bill. to the Editor of the "Examiner."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 September 1873 · page 6

SIR,—I see by a late issue of the Sydney Mail, that Mr. Buc[?]anan is about framing a New Mining Bill. Now as I had a voice in that Member's election, I also have a voice in the framing of that Mining Bill, and…

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New England Tin Mines. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 September 1873 · page 4

SEPTEMBER 11TH.—Since my return to the Tableland Tin Mines, I was quite astonlshed to see what difference a month's absence can do Some mines not thought of before as worth working yielded…

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Neglect of the Cunglebung Gold Field. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 October 1873 · page 5

SIR,—Seeing the firm step you have taken in upholding mining enterprise, if it is not encroaching on your columns you will oblige by inserting this short letter. First, however, I will describe where this locality is…

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The New Mining Bill. (From the Herald.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 October 1873 · page 6

THE bill to make better provision for the regulation of mining in the colony, which, was last night brought into the Assembly, rend a first time, and ordered for second reading on the 15th October, contains 149…

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A Gold Robber Shot. (From the Mount Alexander Mail.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1873 · page 6

CONSIDERABLE excitement prevailed at Guilford yesterday by a report that a Chinaman, caught in the act of robbing a mining claim, had been shot dead. Inquiry has proved the roport to be correct. A young…

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New England Tin Mines. [From Our Own Correspondent.]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 November 1873 · page 2

NOVEMBER 19TH.—Since my last letter to you very little of importance has occurred. The weather is exceedingly line, and I don't think we have had ten showers of rain during the last two months, in consequence of which several mines…

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Legislative Assembly. (From the Herald.) Tuesday. Little River Gold-field

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1873 · page 6

Mr. Ronn asked the Secretary for Lands,—" 1. The number of lenses applied for gold-mining purposes on the Little River (Gold-fields North), from January 1st, 1872, to October 1st, 1873 [?] 2. The…

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