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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

106 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 6

Mining Matters at Dalmorton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—In your issue of the 7th instant I notice under the heading Warden's Court application for suspension of labour on behalf of the Chandler's Creek G.M. Co.; also that a petition…

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Mining. The Sir Wa[?] Scott Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1891 · page 2

UNDER date 18t, in[?] the Mine Manager reports:—Aas far[?]s the mine is concerned, all parts of it looks very well; showing good gold at both of north and south ends. We have driven on the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1891 · page 4

THE WOOGOOLGA STONE—Seven mining experts in Sydney who have examined the stone sent from Woogoolga, state they have never sean anything like it before. They state that the refuse from the…

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Mining Matters at Dalmorton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 2

MR. EDITOR.—A letter appeared in your issue of the 18th instant. signed P. F. Campbell, in which allusion is made to the Magpie claim. Being a shareholder, and the person who applied for the…

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Ballina, Casino, and Lismore Mining Divisions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 April 1891 · page 4

A RECENT issue of the Gazette describes the boundaries of the Ballina, Casino, and Lismore mining divisions, which have been defined. They are generally as follows—…

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Mining. The Solferino Reefs

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1891 · page 3

THE Lion lease is cancelled at last, Thomas Lawless, jun., of Sydney, and his party will soon set operations going to disembowel from this old mine the very rich shoots of gold known to exist in it…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1891 · page 2

AT the Adeline battery, Fairfield, Barker and Co., of Moumt Carrington, cleared up 21 tons for 46ozs 10dwts gold. The difficluties in connection with the White…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 8

MR. THOS. WALSH, mining manager of the Sir Walter Scott, reports:—Since last report the south main drive has been extended six feet, making a total distance from face to face of 102 feet, in the…

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The Starlight Cold-mining Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 May 1891 · page 3

WE learn from a private source that this mine which is situated on the Mitchell River, was to commence crushing this week. Mr. J. A. White, of Ramornie, was the prospector who took up the…

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Mining. Dalmorton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1891 · page 3

IN the last issue of the Town and Country Journal, that paper's special correspondent says:—The mines here are entirely quartz reefs, and are in considerable quantities and of sizes, and are found at…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 5

An assay of pyrite (blanketings) made in Sydney from the Adelaide Company's [?]inc, Mann River, went at the rate of 7ozs gold and 212ozs silver to the ton. The Warden's Clerk at Drake telegraphs that another…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1891 · page 3

SIR WALTER SCOTT.—Owing to a slight disarrangement of the pumping gear, the battery at the Sir Walter Scott had to suspend working for a few days. The manager (Mr. T. Walsh) cleaned up, the…

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Mining. Dalmorton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1891 · page 3

OUR corespondent writes on Saturday:—At Mr. Swain's mine on Black Slate Creek, South Chandler, Cadell's reef, a tunnel has been driven about 200 feet, showing a large reef, with stone of good…

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The Clarence Goldfields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1891 · page 3

CONTINUING his observations on the mines of the Clarence district, the special reporter of the T. and C. Journal remarks that the floating of the Sir Walter Scott has been ingeniously managed on a…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1891 · page 8

THE SIR WALTER SCOTT.—The Mine Manager reports: All the works are progressing favourably, There has been no work done in the main North drive on account of sinking No. 1 winze north…

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The Government Geologist as Dalmorton. Mr. Wilkinson's Opinion of Dalmorton and Chandler's Creek. A Great Quartz Mining Centre

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1891 · page 2

MR. C. S. WILKINSON, F.G.S. (Government Geologist) delivered an interesting and instructive leature on geology on Saturday week at Dalmorton, to a large and appreciative audience. Mr. Poole was voted…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 3

Warden's Court.—On Wednesday, before the District Warden, Oliver Anderson applied for suspension of work for six months on gold-mining leases 128 and 132, parish Bagawa, county Fitzroy,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 3

AT Dalmorton, Mr. Curnow, manager for Mr Cadell, struck a very rich shoot of gold in one of the Black Slate mine reefs far richer than anything heretofore found on the mine. The owners of the…

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Mining Grants

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1891 · page 8

ON the recommendation of the Prospecting Board, the Secretary for Mines and Agriculture has been pleased to approve of the following grants being made from this year's Prospecting Vote:—…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1891 · page 4

Solferino.—The men of No 11 south, Lion reef, are making great progress with their tunnel, and are not far from th e realisation of their golden hopes. They are on some pretty stone, but are not…

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