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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1884

8 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

The Mining Accident in Victoria, &C

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1884 · page 7

A CORRESPONDENT writes as follows to the Echo:—The news of one of those terrible mining accidents which too often cause a thrill of horror to run through our community reached…

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Shipment of Gold to Australia From England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 January 1884 · page 8

THE very unusual operation of shipping gold to Australia from England has been necessitated by our excessive export of the metal during the past year, and of which a feature…

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Mr. J. P. Abbott, Minister for Mines, on the Land Bill and Pre-leases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 January 1884 · page 4

AT COOTAMUNDRA Mr Abbott is reported as saying, "In introducing the bill they had determined to break down, not the pre-leases of the small men in the colony, but a class of…

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Extensions to the Orara Gold-field

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1884 · page 8

THE following extensions have been proclaimed:— County of Fitzroy, parish of Blaxland, area about 40 acres. The Crown Lands within the following boundaries: Commencing at the south-east corner of…

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Open Column. a Gold Field for the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1884 · page 3

IN these days of slack work and dull business, what an alteration the discovery of a payable gold field would make in our town and district? As one who believes there are some good finds still hidden in the…

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Open Column. a Goldfield for the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1884 · page 8

I QUITE concur with "Auriferous" so far as the benefits that would accrue to us all if something like a good goldfield could be opened within easy distance of Grafton, or for that matter in any part of the…

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Open Column. [Communications of an instructive character for their discussion, will find a place in this column.] Gold-field for the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1884 · page 2

I HAVE read the letters that have appeared in your open column in reference to prospecting in the Grafton district, and am of the same opinion as your correspondents, as to there being payable gold to be…

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Clarence & Richmond Examiner Coal Mines for the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 October 1884 · page 2

Now that railway communication is assured to the district it is very necessary that immediate steps should be taken to test the coal measures of the Clarence. Coal will be an absolute necessity ere long,…

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