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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

130 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 7

The Orara Mining Leases

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

ON February 6 of this year Mr. McLaughlin, M.P., received the following letter from the Under-Secretary for Mines,— " Adverting to my letter of November 15 last, stating that…

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"Cloth of Gold."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 3

When Teddy M'Claren returned from one summer's trip horribly in love with some beauteous "Helen," it appealed to him as a happy thought…

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Mining Notes. Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1899 · page 8

There is a slight revival in mining on the west side of the Orara, principally at the Little Nymboi and Kangaroo Creek, at which latter place some new hands have come, and are working the creeks…

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'Twas Mine, 'Tis His, and Has Been Slave to Thousands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1899 · page 4

It is said that Sir Henry Irving has fallen on evil times—that he has lost his "little all," and will have to climb from the bottom rung again. What this is due to is not…

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Wanted, a Deep Shaft. The Southern (orara) Goldfield. IV

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1899 · page 3

In the southern part of the district, in what is known as the Orara goldfield, we have a scope of country, roughly speaking, about 50 miles east and west by about 30 north and south, and this has…

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Bassick and His Mine. His First Use of Wealth to Run an Enemy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1899 · page 3

The news which comes from New York to the effect that a corporation known as the Bassick Gold Mine Company has been formed for the…

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Mining at Upper Kangaroo Creek

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 5

Yesterday 66ozs; gold were deposited in the Bank of New South Wales, the result of a crushing of 53 tons of stone from Terry and party's claim, known as Kangaroo King,…

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Mining Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 4

At Mount Browne the battery recently erected has just completed a 60 ton crushing. The Queen's Record is giving every satisfaction to the proprietary syndicate;…

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Mining at Emmaville

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 3

Mr. Slee, Chief Inspector of Mines, has made an exhaustive inspection of the mining industry of the Emmaville district. In a report he says:—…

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The Orara Goldfields. a Deep Shaft for the Bucca at the Expense of the State

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 5

Mr. Editor.—My attention has been directed to an article in your issue of the 18th ultimo, in which the writer purports to publish a geological description of the Orara…

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Local Interest. Advance Orara Mine

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

The Advance Orara Company have just completed another crushing of 57 tons, taken from the stopes from the 60 Feet level. This was the work of the party (four men) for a…

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The Orara Goldfield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 3

Mr. Editor.—In your issue of the 4th inst, over the signature of "Binghi," appears a letter of the above subject, and in which the writer promptly sets to work to demolish the previous articles in…

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Mining

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

MINING matters are extremly dull. The "Advance Orara," however, is a bright spot in the prevailing gloom. Messrs. Robinson, Collopy and Party cleaned up…

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Black Jim's Sudden Departure. Story of a Mining Camp

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 April 1899 · page 6

"When Black Jim, of our camp at Silver Hill got to drinking and cursing he was not only a dangerous man but down to the level of a brute…

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Amendment of Mining Laws. a New Bill Next Session

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

A deputation from the New South Wales Chamber of Mines waited upon the Minister for Mines (Mr. Cook) on Wednesday with reference to the suggested amendments of…

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The Kiandra Miners Fracas

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 3

AT the Goulburn Circuit Court, Thomas Ryan, an aged man, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on March 10, at Duffer's Gully, near Kiandra, feloniously…

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Our Gold Fields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

Mr. Editor.—No public good can emanate from a geological controversy when one at least is ignorant of the subject; in such matters, I prefer to have a foeman worthy of my steel. Mr. Field's…

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The Solferino Gold Field

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 3

THE field consists of both alluvial and quartz, antimony and cinnabar lodes. The alluvial gold has been extracted from its water-courses years and years ago, but…

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Bushranging in West Australia. a Mine Manager Bailed Up. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 3

A SENSATIONAL affair is reported as having occurred on the read between Kalgoorlie and Boulder. Mr. Mortimer, the manager of the Lake View Consols mine,…

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Sir John Forrest on Tour. Interesting Speech on the Mining Industry

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

OUR latest files from Westralia contain most interesting accounts of Sir John Forrest's recent tour through the northern goldfields. The popular Premier, it is clear, was received, as he deserved to be,…

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