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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 3 of 9

Colliery Disaster

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 5

OF four great sensations in New Zealand a correspondent says: Of this gruesome list the Brunner disaster is the fourth; in its waste of human life it is the greatest of the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 April 1896 · page 5

A LONDON correspondent writes, "I have often wondered why some really determined attempt is not made by the Government of New South Wales to divert some part of the…

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The Coal Mining Difficulty

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 April 1896 · page 5

SYDNEY, THURSDAY.—The Conference continued its sittings till 7 o'clock last night. The deliberations were conducted in the most friendly spirit; representatives of each side…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 May 1896 · page 4

A Mr. Williamson from South Africa, manager of a gold mine at Buluwayo, has been describing to a Herald's representative something about that African Coolgardie…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 May 1896 · page 4

WE are informed that the prospectus of the Company for the flotation of the Mount Aylin mines is now ready, and will be issued in a few days. The property consists of four…

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The Bucca Creek Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 May 1896 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—In your issue of April 18, we noticed an article from the Sydney Hail, written by Mr. Clem. J. White, We remember a person of that name coming here about…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1896 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT writes from Corindi:— An officer from the Mines Department has recently been inspecting the country behind the gold-bearing beaches from Corindi…

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Mining at a Bucca Creek

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 8

MR. EDITOR.—Last Saturday's issue of your paper contained a letter written by the "Prospectors," Bucca Greek, denying the truthfulness of my report in the Sydney…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 5

IT is notified in the Gazette that unless the rent due on the following gold leases is paid before 15th June they will be cancelled: O. Anderson 4a, G. Atkinson and another 2a,…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1896 · page 5

S. T. writes to us:—"In Tuesday's issue of the Examiner a Woolgoolga correspondent furnishes your readers with some startling news in reference to the Lower Bucca Creek…

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The Catterthun Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 4

THERE is a peculiarity about gold, that it coats about as much to obtain the metal as it is worth. And it would seem that this rule applies to the gold on the steamer Catterthun…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 4

THE Crown Solicitor has been asked by the Department of Mines and Agriculture as to whether a homestead selection can be considered private land within the menning of…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 8

A GROUNDLESS ATTACK. — Mr. Eugene F. Rudder writes: "A recent issue of the South Grafton Mercury contains a letter signed "Wanderer," commenting on the character…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1896 · page 5

THE Croydon goldfields (Q.) affords [?] example in mining how a field may fall in [?] discredit for a few years, then again attra[?] the capital. The closing years of the last…

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Humorous Column. Mine Vamily

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 7

Dimbled scheeks, mit eyes off plue, Mout like it vas moised mit dew. Und lettle teeth shust peekin' droo— Dot's der baby…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1896 · page 5

MILLING without the use of water, or in other words, dry crushing, is receiving several experiments. A trial has recently been made in Melbourne of the Phillips dry gold…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1896 · page 4

THE State, in granting help to miners some two years ago to leave Sydney for the country districts to search for minerals, had in view the double object of relieving the…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 5

A DECISION, of importance to the mining community of Victoria, was given by the Commission of Patents in the case of an application by the Australian Gold Recovery…

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Mining News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 5

IN reply to a letter from Mr. Alex. M'Intosh. with regard to mining matters on the Clarence, the Australian Gold Recovery Company (cyanide process), writing from Adelaide,…

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The Clakence—new England Gold-fields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 8

SINCE my last notice on the above subject, there have been several new and important finds at a place known as Woods' reef, about ten miles north of Crow Mountain. It mat…

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