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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1892

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1892 · page 4

GOLD-MINING leases cancelled for non-fulfilment of labour conditions—T. Wilkinson, la. 3r. 13½per.; J.H Calthorpe and another, 5a.; C. E. Ford. 5a.; H. Price and others, 10a. Dalmorton; S.H. Jones,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1892 · page 4

DALMORTON.—The following further prospecting grants have been made—Henry Hunt, St. Patrick's reef, to sink a shaft 50 feet deep at 10s per foot to 25, and 15s per foot from 25 to 50 feet. P. P…

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Gold in a Meteorite

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 3

H. W. TURNER, a geologist of Washington, who for two years past, under the auspices of the California Division of Mining Geology has been exploring the gold region of the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 8

The following gold leases will be declared void on 29th inst.:—C. Arbouin, 8[?]., Comlaroi, Nana Creek; S. Kauffman and others, 4a.; J. T. Cowan and another, 5a.; P. Landrigan and others, 4a; J…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 3

FAIRFIELD. — Barker has cut the reef in the main shaft by a winze from his tunnel, and come upon quartz rich as imagination could picture. For the first time, rough gold has put in an appearance;…

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"Roughing it for Gold."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 6

CAPTAIN HYACINTHE DALY DEVEREAUX recently sued Messrs. James Clarke and Co., publishers of the Literary World, to recover damages, laid at £100, for an alleged libel…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 5

[?]neral lease refused —W. H. Alderaon, 40a., [?]oe Bend, Lionsville.[?] P.M. at Glen Innes has been notified to hold, [?] courts monthly at Dalmo[?]ton, and we are…

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Darkey Flat Gold Find

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 8

THE Queensland Under-Secretary for Mines received a written report from Mr. Macfarlane, the gold warden at Warwick, relative to the recent discovery of alluvial gold at Darkey Flat, near that…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 5

The last fortnight's crushing of the Hillgrove mines gave a total of 1637½[?]zs. as follows:—Baker's Creek. 389 tons for 94[?]zs. 6dwts.; Sunlight, 326 tons for [?] ozs.; Eleanors, 230 tons for 224ozs.;…

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A New Gold-saving Appliance

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1892 · page 8

AT Messrs Park and Lacy's Ore-treatment Works, Pyrmont, is a new gold-saving appliance, the invention of Messrs Reading and Rigby. The invention of this arrangement is to save the…

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Liability of Mining Scripholders

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 3

THE attention of the Victorian Minister for Mines has been directed to the case of the Eveleen'Silver-mining Company, now under consideration by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, as one that is…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1892 · page 8

A TELEGRAM from the legal manager of the Baker's Creek, G. M. Company (Mr. V. Lawrence), sent from Adelaide, states that 362 tons of ore had been crashed for 1039oz. of retorted gold…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 June 1892 · page 4

THE Bear Hill Proprietary goldmine, Glen Innes, has been granted suspension of labour for 14 days pending law proceedings in Melbourne. The Manager stated at the warden's court that upwards…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 8

W. H. J. SLEE, chief inspector of mines, reportS, relativa to the new gold-saving appliance invented by Messrs. Reading and Rigby, that the machine would be of no use wherever the fine gold is coated…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 8

NEW Baker's Creek North Gold, Hillgrove, report crushing 20 tons from No. 3 reef at the back of the 225ft[?] level for 22oz. retorted gold; 19 tons from No. 2 reef at 125ft. level, 36oz. 5d[?]wt. retorted gold…

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Mining Appeal Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 3

ON Saturday the hearing of an appeal lodged by by Captain Oldham and John Hay against a decision given by the Warden at Dalmorton enjoining appellants to pay to John Riley, Michael Ryan and…

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Liquor Lust. The Bichloride of Gold Cure, to be tried in Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 2

THE attention of the world has of late years been attracted to some extent by the claim advanced in America, as well as elsewhere, that the vice, or disease (or combination of both, perhaps) of…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 8

FAIRFIELD MINING.—Result of crushing from Messrs Hannemann's and Beagley's and King's mines are respectively loz 7dwt 2grs, 3oz 4dwt, and 2oz. per ton from 18 tons, 8 tons and 10 tons…

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Coal and Gold. Lecture by Rev. J. Campbell, M.A., F.G.S.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 3

REV. J. CAMPBELL delivered s lecture on Friday evening in the hall of the School of Arts to about 70 persons, on the interesting subject of Coal and Gold. Mr. T. Bawden, president of the Institution,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1892 · page 4

Two tons four cwt. of stone, from the late Sir Walter Scott gold mine, was shipped aboard the City of Grafton yesterday; consigned to the Rev. Jos. Campbell, Coogee, to be subjected to trial by…

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