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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1890

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The Strike. Bull Collieries Idle. Non-Union Men Applying for Work. By Telegram

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 August 1890 · page 5

SYDNEY, WEDNESDAY. — The Labour difficulty thickens, and a general Maritime strike has ensued. All trade and shipping is paralysed; steamers remain undischarged,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 August 1890 · page 2

NOT only is there considerable activity in the mining industry in this and the neighbouring districts, but also in other parts of the colony. The Castlerag mines continue to attract attention. The…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 4

IT is intended to refuse the gold-mining lease of S. J. Smith, 2a. Nullama, Dalmorton. Gold-mining leases ready for delivery: E. C. M. Poole, la., Dalmorton; D. Orr and others, Sa, A…

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The Dalmorton Gold Fields. The Scottish Chief Reef Jumped. Dalmorton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 August 1890 · page 4

SOME excitement was caused here on Wednesday when it became known that the "Scottish Chief" reef had been jumped by three different parties. This reef, which was forfeited in May last, was…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 8

LAST week two batteries were started at the New Dominion Company's mine and Butcher's Reef, Bear Hill and Kookabookra fields. The Dominion is a five stamper, and has 40 tons stone to operate…

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A New Gold Extracting Machine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 September 1890 · page 3

THE Paris correspondent of the Mining Journal writes:—The possibility of gold-mining companies obtaining remunerative dividends through the washing of dirt that has hitherto been considered…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 September 1890 · page 2

THE SIR WALTER SCOTT.—"Captain" Walsh, an expert, inspected the Sir Walter Soott reef at Cangi last week, and informs us that he is very favourably impressed with the prospect of the mine,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 September 1890 · page 5

Warden's Court.—Yesterday the District Warden (Mr. M'Dougall), on the application of Alfred Cadell, granted suspension of work for six months for gold mining leases 168 and 165,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 September 1890 · page 4

The Diggers' H. P. Syndicate. — The following report was submitted at a meeting of the Diggers' Headland Prospecting Syndicate, held at South Grafton on Thursday evening.—…

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Mining. Sir Walter Scott Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 8

MR. THOMAS WALSH (mine manager and engineer of the Enmore G. M. Company at Melrose) who inspected the old Sir Walter Scott reef at Cangi, submitted a very satisfactory report to the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 September 1890 · page 3

ON WEDNESDAY, at the Warden's Court, Grafton, partial suspension of work for three months was granted the Chandler's Creek Amalgamated Goldmining Company for their leases nnd tonements,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 September 1890 · page 2

Mining Report.—Mr. Alex. M'Intosh reports: South River G.M. Co. fully paid up, and contributing shares, are steady at last quotations. Chandler's Creek Amalgamated G.M. Co…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 4

ON Wednesday the District Registrar granted suspension of work for four months to Frederick Seymour Smith, mining manager of the Exceisior Gold-mining Syndicate, for gold-mining leases 170,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 September 1890 · page 3

MINING IN THE MACLEAY DISTRICT.—A correspondent writing from Kempsey under date September 10, says:—In the case of the Buckrabendinni mine, an influential Sydney syndicate has…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 4

NEW GOLD FINDS.—Some doubt having arisen as to the name, we may state that Bungodore is marked on the map, not Bungendore. Speaking of the shortest route, the Walcha Witness says the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 2

Public Battery.—A public meeting was held at Ford's Dalmorton hotel on Wednesday, Captain Holden (from Adelaide) in the chair, for the purpose of floating a company to erect a public battery…

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Splendid Lode of Antimony at Yulgilbar Gold and Silver Discoveries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1890 · page 2

WE are indebted to Mr. J. F. Adam for the following correspondence, under date Lionsville, September 25th:— Things, ordinarily so quiet in this part of the…

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Mining

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

PEAK HILL.—A special correspondent from the Australian Star telegraphs:—I arrived at Peak Hill on Monday, via Dubbo, nearly 50 miles distant, and by a bad road, and have since been…

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Coal at Bungawalbyn

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1890 · page 4

MR. ALEX, M'INTOSH reports that he visited the coal-field at Bungawalbyn Creek this week, and found that the Coraki people are going into the developing of the measures with spirit. For the…

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The Antimony Mines at Nambucca. Assay of 70 per cent. and 16dwt. Gold. 3-Ton Blocks of Antimony

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

A CORRESPONDENT writes—As the antimony mines on the Nambucca. River are causing some stir in mining circles just now, a few particulars of them may interest your readers. This mineral has been…

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