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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

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The Coal Measures of the Clarence Basin. Geological Surveyor's Report Thereon

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1891 · page 4

A REPORT has lately been furnished to the Minister for Mines upon the coal measures of the Clarence and Richmond districts, by Mr. David, a geological surveyor in the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 5

220 tons from Bakor's Creek mine, gave a yield of 616oz. of gold. Hillgrove has been visited by several Melbourne and Broken Hill mining men, who were much…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1891 · page 3

Solferino.—"Poverstto" writes: I went from my side of hill which holds the Garibaldi to the other side in the occupation of Tamini, who works on the Shilmaleer. Tamini was at work in the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 4

THE SIR WALTER SCOTT MINE.—The Mining Manager of the above mine reports for the fortnight ending June 27, as follows:—"I have had two shifts in the shaft for the first week, and three the…

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The Sir Walter Scott Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 July 1891 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—I wrote you some time ago with reference to the prospects of the Sir Walter Scott mine at Cangai, which was replied to by Mr. Fisher. I very much regret that he so misunderstood my…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 July 1891 · page 3

SUSPENSION OF WORK.—Application for suspension of work for six months is lodged by H. J. Smith, for portion 107, on the Isabella line of reef, Dalmorton, on the ground that the shaft is nearly…

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Mining. Sir Walter Scott G. M. Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 July 1891 · page 4

CAPTAIN MARTIN, a mine manager of wide experience, has been appointed by the directors to take charge of the above mine, and will enter on his duties on Tuesday next. Captain Martin has been…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 July 1891 · page 2

SYDNEY advices state that for various reasons a fall in the price of coal is not far off. Dalgetty and Co. report an increase of 225,813 tons in the export of coal for the half year…

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Mining. The Warden at Dalmorton

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

ON Tuesday, Mr. W. Clarke, Warden, held Court at Dalmorton when the following cases was disposed of: Hyde v. Beacroft, postponed from last court. An inquiry into an objection to a gold lease. Further postponed to next…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 July 1891 · page 4

WARDEN'S COURT.—A court was convenced for Saturday last to deal with an application for suspension of work by the Sir Walter Scott G.M. Co., adjourned from a previous court. The company…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 July 1891 · page 8

Warden's Court at Nana Creek.—Mr. W. Clarke, J.P., held a Warden's Court at Nana Creek on Tuesday, when the following case was heard—R. Gibson and party v. J. R. Taylor and party. Defendants consented to the…

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John Bull Gold-mining Coy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 3

THE first half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the above was held at Munro's rooms on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. E. Hockey occupied the chair, and there were about a dozen shareholders present…

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Sir Walter Scott Gold-mining Compaay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 August 1891 · page 3

THE second half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this company was held at Holmstein's hotel on Tuesday. Mr. S. See (chairman of the Board) presided, and there were about thirty shareholders…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 8

Antimony.—The splendid specimen of antimony which we referred to in a recent leane, is now at the Commercial Bank; and we understand that a reef 3 feet wide, of equal quality ore, is well denned in the lease (Grahame's Hope)…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 August 1891 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—A gentleman of your acquaintance, a generally intelligent gentleman, moreover, sat upon me most despotically when I told him that I sank a hole on a chrome iron lode in this district. With strong…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 August 1891 · page 3

WE notice that an application has been made to register the Golden Eagle Gold-mining Company, with a nominal capital of £24,000, to work a 10-acre lease on Little Nymboi Creek, Orara. The registered office of the company is at Kempsey…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1891 · page 8

NANA CHEEK, WEDNESDAY.—Things at the Creek are not very bright just now; a good many of the claim holders are trying to sell out. The owners of the Lady Isabella are…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1891 · page 3

Solferino.—"Poveretto" writes: Mr. Cread has a piece of stone weighing 2½1b containing, everyone here judges, about 2 ozs. of gold distributed all over the stone, just all the world like the stone of the Royal Standard of Woort'a Point,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 3

Mount Poole.—Mr. Lambert Bonnar, who is at present in Sydney, has shown a representative of this journal the result of a crushing of 5 tons 17 cwt. quartz, taken from the claim at Mount Poole…

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Mining Development

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1891 · page 2

THE progress of Hillgrove as a mining centre is, perhaps, more important than may at first be thought. It was long thought by certain people that there was nothing really permanent tn the…

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