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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 4

THE CASTLERAG FIELD.—Vigorous operations have been resumed at Castlerag proprietary mine. A number of hands are being put on in the underground working, and a large output is looked for…

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Upper Orara Farmers' and Miners Progress Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1890 · page 3

AT the third annual meeting held at Coramba, on Saturday, the following report was adopted:— "GENTLEMEN.—It is gratifying to bring under your notice that this Association has now been in…

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Red Rock Gold-Mining Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 3

An application was made before Mr. Justice Kay in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, London, for the compulsory winding-up of the Red Rook Gold-mining Company:—"This was…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 8

THE EXCELSIOR GOLD-MINING SYNDICATE.—We have inspected the official report from Messrs. Park and Lacey, of Sydney, of 3tons 3cwt. sent to that firm for treatment by the parties interested in…

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Coal Deposits of the Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 4

EVERYTHING which has reference to the mineral resources of this district, whether in the form of coal, gold, copper, silver, tia, or the almost innumerable varieties of other metals known to…

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Upper Orara Farmers' and Miners' Progress Association

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the above Association was held at Coramba on Saturday. The free selecting and mining interests were fairly represented. The President was unavoidably absent, and Mr. H…

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Mining News. Diamond Drills for Prospecting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 3

THE Minister for Mines has prepared a minute having reference to the development of mineral resources of the colony by a more extensive use of the diamond drill. Mr. Sydney Smith is of opinion…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 8

THE G. I. Guardian states that the latest news from Dalmorton is very cheering. It is said that the principal claims are steadily growing richer. We are informed that arrangements are being made…

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Political and Social Letter. The Coal in New South Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1890 · page 4

THE MINISTER FOR MINES astonished the natives at Lithgow on Saturday by giving them some fearful and wonderful figures concerning the quantity of coal existing in the bowels of New…

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The Coal Industry of N. S. Wales. The Minister for Mines at Lithgow

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1890 · page 4

ON Saturday last, Mr. Smith, the Minister for Mines, visited Lithgow to take part in the formal opening of the Oakey Park coal mine. Mr. Sydney Smith said he was extremely anxious…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1890 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT from Dalmorton writes:—" The rich finds upon Chandler's Creek are on the opposite side for a distance of seven miles from Dalmorton, where the valuable property of the…

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The Gold Yield of the Colony

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

DURING last year 11[?]39oz. of gold were received for coinage at the Sydney Mint from various parts of the colony, representing a monetary value of £434,037. This is a remarkable increase on the…

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Mining. Excelsior Gold-mining Syndicate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 4

A LARGE and representative meeting of the shareholders of the above syndicate, which has been formed for the working of reefs lately discovered upon Chandlers Creek,…

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Letters to the Editor. the Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents. The Dalmorton Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1890 · page 3

SIR.—I notice a letter in your issue of 8th instant from Nana Creek, in which the writer reports having as good gold-bearing reefs there as on the Chandler; that Dalmorton country is bad to work,…

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The Newcastle Miners' Decision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 4

VERY wisely the principal miners' lodges in the Newcastle district have rejected the resolution passed at a couple of the inferior lodges several weeks ago, to run labour candidates for the County…

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The Newcastle Coal Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1890 · page 2

THE Newcastle Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting yesterday. The address of the PRESIDENT contained a lengthy reference to the depression in the Newcastle Coal trade, which has…

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Letters to the Editor. the Editor does not hold himself responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents. Nana Creek. Mining—The Prospecting Vote—Progress Association—Mail Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 3

SIR.—Your "Coramba" correspondent, in your issue of the 15th instant, when treating of mining matters here, states for the information of all, and sundry, that "one of our mining men has handed…

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The Chandler Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1890 · page 5

ABOUT six miles from Dalmorton is the Alice Cornwall Creek, and on the ranges at each side of the creek the reefs are situated. First the Garden Hill reef, owned by Messrs. Campbell and party,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 5

MATTHRS are looking up on the Chandler. From the Garden Hill reef 6 tons of stone were forwarded to Sydney, on Wednesday. The stone is a bluish quartz and contains fine gold, estimated to assay…

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Disastrous Colliery Explosion in Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 4

ANOTHER disastrous colliery explosion has occurred in the South Wales coalfields, by which 87 lives have been lost. This number includes the brave explorer, Daniel Brownsell. Sixty-eight of the…

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