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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1895

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The Coramba Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 4

THE above mines continue to open out well. Richer stone than ever has been struck in Woods and Farley's lease, some of the quartz, when broken, being fairly shot with gold…

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Mining Development. Some of the Hindrances

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1895 · page 8

Mr. EDITOR,—To my mind, there have been two great hindrances to mining development in this district. The one has been the gambling spirit involved in the floating of…

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Want of Energy in Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1895 · page 4

MR. EDITOR.—Your correspondent J. T. in his letter of the 12th instant has hit the right nail on the head, in attributing the want of energy in mining matters to " company…

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Mining Development

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1895 · page 4

A CORRESPONDENT writes—"I was glad to see, when the first meeting was called that there was some hope of an effort to assist prospectors, but I was equally…

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Mining Divisions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 3

THE following are the boundaries of the two divisions of the Clarence and Richmond Mining District, to be designated the Grafton and Maclean mining divisions, to be in lieu…

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The Lucknow Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1895 · page 4

A STATEMENT was made in the Assembly on Thursday evening by Mr. NEWMAN, the member for Orange, who is in a position to speak with authority on the subject, that the…

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Mining on Private Lands Bill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1895 · page 8

THE Mining on Private Lands Act Amendment Bill, introduced by the Minister for Minesi into the Assembly on Thursday, gives power to the…

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Gold and How to Get it: or Work For the Unemployed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 April 1895 · page 3

REV. J. CAMPBELL writes to the Australian Star—" I have done all I can in this matter, and it now only remains for the public to take the…

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The Mines Department

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 4

THOSE of the public who have their wits about them will not be surprised to hear from the Commission that, in their opinion, "great laxity has been manifested in the…

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Those Ingots of Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 2

ONE day recently a large two-horse van drew up before a narrow door-way in a side-sreet near the Bank of England…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 April 1895 · page 5

IN the Charters Towers the March crushings were 22,061 tons for 23,110oz., and for the quarter the yield was 57,046 tons for 58,703oz. The March dividends were £24,888, and the…

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Coramba Gold Mines. Opening of the Battery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 April 1895 · page 8

ON Tuesday last about 200 people assembled at Coramba to witness the ceremony of opening the new stamper battery. Mr. E. Hockey, of Grafton, after delivering a very…

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Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 2

Is too soft to bo used pure; it is therefore generally hardened by being alloyed with copper or silver A single grain of gold may be extended into a leaf of 56 square inches. A single large-sized bottle of…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 April 1895 · page 5

EXTRACTING GOLD FROM BEACH SAND.— For the benefit of those interested, a mine manager of 30 years' experience writes from Hokitiku, N.Z.:—The following is a…

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The Coramba Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 4

THE opening of the Coramba Battery was a pronounced success, as already noted in your paper. The battery has since been treating. stone from Messrs. Denning and Woods…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 4

NEWS from Coolgardie states that the patch of auriferous country at Lake Darlot, though extending over five miles has heon worked out. It was really good while it lasted, and…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 May 1895 · page 5

A REEF has been struck in Bayloy's Reward mine, Coolgardie, at a depth of 4S0ft. in the crosscut from the main shaft. The quartz is splendidly mineralised, but its value is not…

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Coramba Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 2

THE following are the several crushings up to date—Messrs. Denning and Wood, 124 tons 6wts for 53ozs 5dwts smelted gold; Messrs. Thompson and Jones, 17 tons 15 cwts…

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Mining in the Clarence District

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 June 1895 · page 2

FROM the departmental report we take the following from the reports of the Registrars: At Lionsville a large number of fossickers are scattered over a very large area of…

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Discovery of Gold at Bucca Creek

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 June 1895 · page 5

WOOGOOLGA, MONDAY—There is considerable excitement here over the new gold find at Bucca Creek. Taylor and party brought in some stone which eclipses anything seen…

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