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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1897

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Our Mining Resources. Some Reasons Which Retard [?]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 3

MR. EDITOR.—Mining should be an important element in the commercial and industrail life of this district; but, so far, its agency has lent little assistance to our…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 5

Nice rains fell throughout the district an Friday and Saturday. The foll was much needed. AT LOWER BUCCA…

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Gilded Youth Coming to Grief. The South African Mining Craze

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 3

The collapse of the South African mining craze—for the recent continuous fall in prices amounts to the bursting of the wonderful bubble…

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Mining Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 4

The following gold-leases are ready for delivery: J. Fletcher la., M. P, Muir and others 6a., H. N. Campbell and another la., F. Tully and others 8a., D. Sullivan and…

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Chapter Xiv. "You Have Jewels to Fee Me With, But He Has Only Gold."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 6

Now it so happened that Alexis Bishkoff, owing to so many strange things having happened to him, had, for the time, quite forgotten that Gretchen, by his instructions,…

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New Guinea Gold. a Possible Calamity.—the Venturesome Warned

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 3

The same cause which allured hundreds and thousands of people to Westralia will attract scores—perhaps hundreds—of men to New Guinea after the wet season ends this month…

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The Beacon Gold-mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 5

The Chairman (Lord Lurgan) of the Beacon Gold-mines, limited (at Bucca Bucca, Clarence River), at the first meeting of shareholders, held in London recently, said "Our…

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Mining at Yulgilbar

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1897 · page 5

At Yulgilbar mining matters are extremely quiet. Cunning Cully is almost deserted, save by a few fossickers, who do not appear to be going strong. On the reefs the…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 4

A parcel of 12½ tons of picked scone, crushed by the Christmas Gift tributors, yielded 3½ ozs. per ton. The tributors of No. 1 North Coramba…

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On the Discovery of Gold in Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 April 1897 · page 2

The steamer gets her anchor up, and pants across the wain, The graceful clipper bends her wings, and skims the liquid plain;…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 5

Showery weather has been prevailing throughout the district, and in some places good storms have fallen. The Coramba Queen are still following the…

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Making "Gold."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1897 · page 3

For a long time, in India, the apparent transmutation of tin, zinc, copper, and mercury into precious metals has been practised. We have seen…

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Mining Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 5

GOLD RETURNS.—A parcel of concentrates weighing Iton 4cwt. from the Dora mine, saved by a Woodhury concentrator, and recently forwarded by Sir. E. Hockey to the…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 5

At Upper Bucca "the Beacon Company." has completed the erection of their new winding plant, and sinking the main shaft will be now resumed. In the mine, work has…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 5

Matters have been somewhat quiet for the past week, and the only news to record is the advent of some more mining speeulators, and the report is still they come…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 4

Gold winds have been prevalent during theweek, and rain is badly needed. The water in the creek at Lower Bucca is commencing to thicken, and miners have to travel some…

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Mining Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 5

At a meeting held in Sydney with the object of mangurating n Chamber of Mines of N.S.Wales, Mr. Eissler, the well-known mining expert, spoke to the purpose when…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 5

Weather cold and windy, occasional showers. giving just enough rain to make the roads greasy and liven up the ticks and leeches. The most important event of the week…

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Mining Notes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 5

Mr. Crabbe arrived in town on Wednesday evening with the result of another crushing from the Beacon mine, Upper Bucca. The seven ingots of gold brought in were on view…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1897 · page 5

Heavy rain fell all over the district during the early part of the week. The Orara has been in high flood, all the creeks are running, and water seems to be everywhere. The new…

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