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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
106 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 6
MR. DAVID, Government Geologist, accompanied by Mr. Alex. M'Intosh, of Grafton, visited the Coraki Coal Company's workings at Moonembar this week. After inspecting the mine, Mr. David proceeded to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Wild cattle Creek (Dorrigo) antimony field has been visited by a mining speculator (Mr. Wade) from Adelaide, who has purchased the interests of a number of leaseholders, on behalf of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR WALTER SCOTT G.M. Co.—Under date 24th instant, the Mine Manager reports: The different works are being pushed ahead as fast as possible. The whip is finished, but hauling has been delayed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR. EDITOR.—As many of your readers are directly or indirectly interested in the prosperity of the Cangi gold field, I take the liberty of ventilating a few facts that may be of very great importance in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. ALEXANDER RIDDLE, lecturing in connection with the Technical branch of the Department of Public Instruction on "How to prospect for metalliferous ores," laid down one grand rule, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR WALTER SCOTT G. M. COMPANY.—The Mine Manager reports for fortnight ending 7th March—Since last report all the works have been pushed ahead with speed. Through a rise in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. EDITOR.—Mr. Horton's letter concerning the Sir Walter Scott reef is certainly, in my opinion, distinctly misleading. I have assayed several parpels of stone from this mine, and have only…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CONSIDERABLE local interest is shown in the forthcoming crushing of the Sir Walter Scott mine, which ceremony has been fixed to take place on the 21st instant; and we understand that a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Saturday last I visited the Lady Jersey claim, a property of 27acres, situate in the Magpie Range. The Manager (Mr. Abbott) had just-started for Newton Boyd, to telegraph to the syndicate in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SIR WALTER SCOTT MINE.—The official opening of the battery of the mine takes place on Saturday next. The ceremony of christening in to be performed by Mrs. S. See or, in her absence, Mr. See…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE official opening of the now battery at the Sir Walter Scott takes place to-day. There will be a large attendance of those interested in mining, and a considerable number left town for the field…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE JOHN BULL.—A number of those who went to Cangi on Saturday visited the John Bull, which is situated about 2½ miles south-easterly from the Sir Walter Scott, on the opposite side of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS mine is most picture[?]quely situated on a high range rising abruptly from the Mitchell River, opposite to the Cangai station. The mine is situated about 100 feet from the top of the range,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SOME excitement was caused in town during the week from the report received from the Clyde Smelting, Chlorinating and Refining Company, respecting the return of 15 cwt. of stone sent them…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THERE has been considerable curiosity expressed about the history of the "Walter Scott" company, and about that of the mine. Many years ago—in the early '70—this mine was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DURING the week a small parcel of quartz from the Advance Orara, was crushed at the office of Mr. Alex M'Intosh, and gave capital results. The stone was not picked, and though the gold was not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CONSIDERABLE excitement was caused in town last evening on the arrival of the first escort from the Sir Walter Scott mine, conveying 130ozs, of gold, the yield of 53 tons stone. Mr. L. Bonnar…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Tuesday Mr. J. H. Munro sold at auction some 250 contributing shares in the Sir Walter Scott. The news of the crushing caused an advance, and the prices realised were 8s 10d and 9s 7½d per share…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE following letter on this subject appears in the Herald, signen C. O. Waldow. Of the scores of mining ventures that were floated a few years ago with a flourish of trumpets…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last week Mr. Cosgrove, manager of the Golden Hope, brought down 40ozs. gold crushed at that battery from the claim of the same name, situate on Chandler's Creek. The former crushing was…
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