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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1894

88 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 5

Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 8

AT the Londonderry reef, dollying operations now furnish a 1000ozs a day. Experts agree that the specimens are the most magnificient ever seen in Australia. The reef was…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 8

THE White Reef party, which, lately partially lost the run of the reef, have picked it up again, looking better than ever. It was 3ft. wide, showing gold freely in the face…

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The Coolgardie Goldfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 July 1894 · page 8

NEWS from Coolgardie to 7th July states that another rich find is reported as having been made south of the Londonderry mine. A prospecting claim has been applied for,…

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The Coolgardie Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 8

CAPTAIN BEGELHOLE, who was formerly in command of Bayley's Beward claim, has been interviewed in Adelaide. When I first went to Coolgardie and the goldfields…

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The Wyalong Goldfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1894 · page 8

MR. F. W. REAY, of Newcastle, who has visited Wyalong, speaking of the general prospects bf the pince, says that Wyaloug, as the centre of a vast gold-bearing district…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1894 · page 9

THE WEST AUSTRALIAN GoOLDFIELDS.—At a depth of 25oft in Bayley's shaft a splendid shoot of coarse gold has been struck in sinking The shift is now passing through a…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1894 · page 5

RUMOURS OF GOLD— A rush has set in in the vicinity of Tooloom, at the head of Fraser's Gully, about 25 miles from Drake, and aboutfive miles from the Clarence River…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1894 · page 4

NEAR Dungog some promising small reefs have heen found on private property. Prospecting throughout the district is carried on under enormous difficulties…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 August 1894 · page 8

THE UPS AND DOWNS OF MINING LIFE— There is at least one man at Coolgardie who must wish " the wheel would come full circle" for him. A worn-looking man stopped at a…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1894 · page 4

"AN OLD MINER" writing from Coolgardie states it is useless for a man to come to these diggings without he has money and is prepared to rough it I should say no man…

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Machine for Alluvial Gold Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 5

BY the Kallatina on Thursday some machinery arrived for mining on the alluvial workings on the Upper Clarence. It was brought here by Messrs. Reeks, Allen and Co., and…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 8

MIXING REGULATIONS— The following new mining regulation has been made in the Mining on Private Lands Act: " Anyperson having taken possession as aforesaid of a…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 August 1894 · page 8

INESTIMABLE RICHNESS OF A GOLD REEF— Mr. Arthur Hassell one of the proprtators of the Wealth of Nations mine, gives a graphic account of the fabulous richness of…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 September 1894 · page 8

ANTIMONY— At Hillgrove the rise in the price of antimony is making that industry cheerful. If the rise continues it will give great assistance in the employment of surplus…

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The Gold Find at Marengo

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1894 · page 5

FURTHER Information is to hand respecting the recent And of alluvial gold at Marengo, by Smith, Townsend and M'Intyre. Experienced diggers have visited the field, and are much impressed with…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 3

A TELEGRAM from Brisbane in the Melbourne Argus contained the following statement: "Payable alluvial gold is reported to have been found at Marengo Station, near…

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Alluvial Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 4

THE recent discovery of alluvial gold at Marengo is another proof of the extent and value of the mineral deposits which lie within easy distance of Grafton. The fact is…

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The Marengo Goldfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 4

OUR correspondent, under date of Thursday, says the Marengo field is still attracting attention, people arriving from different parts. The prospector's claim and also No. 1 are…

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Coolgardie Goldfields. an Interesting Sketch

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 3

COOLGARDIE is a magnetic place, with an attractive name, writes a special to the Daily Telegraph. I met the owner of a Melbourne Cup winner fossicking there, an outcast…

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Coolgardie Goldfields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1894 · page 8

THE special commissioner of the Daily Telegraph writes: West Australia must amend her mining laws. Unfortunately, the alluvial is not separated in any defined way from the…

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