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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1896

161 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 9

Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 5

[The Editor solicits authentic returns and other information relating to mining in the Clarence, Richmond, and Raleigh distroits.] BEACH MININg.—Writing from M'Aulay's…

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Gold Leases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 5

LALT week the Guzette contains a list of the whole of the gold leases in the colony in at the beginning of the year, including the following:…

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The Development of Beach Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 5

SYDNEY, THURSDAY. — With the view ascertaining the extent of work carried on at the auriferous sand on the North Coast and also seeing what could be done to…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 8

[The Editor solicits authentic returns and other information relating to mining in the Clarence, Richmond, and Raleigh districts.] BEACH MINING.—It is stated that Mr. H…

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Gold at 2000 Feet

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 4

INSPIRED with the spirit of pseudo-liberality and a professed desire to boom the goldmining industry, the Minister for Mines has offered a reward of £1000 for the first dis…

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Beach Mining. Mr. Dowling's Practical Suggestions. Ministerial Promptitude

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1896 · page 4

THE late Mining Conference is bearing good fruit in the matter of developing beach mining. Acting upon the able and practical suggestions of Mr. SEPTIMUS DOWLING, the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 5

THE mining industry in Venezuela is not so prosperous as it used to be. The value of the gold exported in 1800 was £310,231, as compared with £180,000 in 1894, whilst in 1890…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1896 · page 4

Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, Warden at Grafton, has received the following letter from Mr. Harrie Wood. On the eve of my retirement from official life, permit me, in saying…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 4

MINING AT DALMORTON.—There is unfortunately no improvement in mining, writes our correspondent. Peters' battery has been hung up since my last; Peter and party…

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A Monument to Commemorate the Gold Discovery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 4

A SOMEWHAT bold attempt is being made to involve the Government in a scheme for the erection of a monument to commemorate the discovery of gold in this country…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 5

THE PREMIER AT HILLGROVE MINES.—The Premier, a Hillgrove on Monday, had his first experience of mining, and saw a mining battery for the first time. This was at the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 3

THE Auriferous formation at Johannesburg is unlike anything yet met within Australia. The ore deposits are neither veins nor irregular masses, but huge beds of…

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The Coal Crisis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 4

It seems to be now fairly certain that the poll which is now being taken amongst the Newcastle coal-miners will result in favor of a strike; but I am still of the opinion that a…

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Visit of Mining Experts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 4

THE announcement that two mining experts, appointed by the German Government to inspect the chief mineral districts throughout the world, are about to visit New South…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 8

GERMAN MINING EXPERTS.—Several German mining experts, including Herr Schemis ser (a Government Geologist) and Dr. Vogelsang, are examining into, the gold-bearing…

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Appall[?]g Mining Disaster. Sixty Lives Lost

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 5

SYDNEY, FRIDAY.—The little mining township of Brunnerton, near Greymouth, New Zealand, was the scene of an app[?]lling catastrophe yesterday morning. It is feared…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 4

MR. A. HOFFNUNG, of the firm of Hoffnung and Co., who arrived in Sydney, was seen by a reporter who interviewed him as to the manner in which English capitalists were…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 4

MR. T. C. HEANEY writes from Coramba:— I wish to draw attention to a mistake that was made in reference to Mr. Game's report on the Golden Bar reef, that 11 tons crushed…

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The Coal Miners Trouble

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1896 · page 4

MANY things point to the conclusion that the Newcastle miners will hesitate a good deal before carrying into effect the vote they gave the other day in favour of a strike…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 April 1896 · page 5

TO-DAY'S issue, of the Sydney Hail contains illustrations of Taylor's Re ward claim. Bucca Creek, also of the prospectors camp, with an explanatory article by Clem. J. White, who…

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