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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1899

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Land Worth £13,000,000 an Acre. London Streets Worth Their Weight in Gold

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 August 1899 · page 4

ONE of the surest and safest ways of becoming rich beyond the dreams of avarice would (says the London "Daily Mail") be to possess a few acres of land…

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A Great Westralian Mine

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 4

THE Coolgardie PIONEER'S London correspondent says :—"The prospectus will be issued next week of Guest's Gold Mine Limited, with a capita of £240,000, divided into 240,000 shares…

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Local and general News. Mining Appeal

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

IN the recent mining appeal case, in which Judge Coffet reversed the decision of Warden Creagh, Brennan aud party have paid tho costs, and have no intention of acting on the judge's…

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Mining

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 3

REFERRING to the cinnabar lodes in this district the Sunday TIMES writes:--The discovery in Australia of a mine from which quicksilver might be obtained has…

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Gold From the Sea

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 6

ACCORDING to CASSTER'S MAGAZINE, a trick by which subscribers were induced to part with their money was simple, but decidedly clever. They were invited to witness a most conclusive…

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Yulgilbar Cinnabar Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 8

The "Sunday Times" thus refers to these mines: The discovery in Australia of a mine from which quicksilver might be obtained has long been desired. We believe that this discovery has at last…

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Gold Production

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 4

It is estimated that the value of the gold produced in all parts of the world this year will be at least £70,000,000, and that next year it will be £80,000,000. The increased…

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The-production of Gold. Share Market and Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 8

Messrs. Joseph Palmer and Son report:— Exactly a year ago we predicted in our circular a rise in the prices of metals, wool and other Australian products. The question is…

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The Mining Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 8

The statement that New South Wales' gold production has quadrupled since the year 1888 is a point to which great attention must be paid. During the past decade the world's…

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The Klondyke and Atlin Goldfields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 August 1899 · page 8

The Alaska Commercial Company's steamship Portland is the first treasure ship reaching San Francisco from northern goldfields this season. She carried l,500,000dol. in gold…

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Mining

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 3

CLARENCE RIVER dre[?]ging shares are quoted on the Sydney Exchange:--buyers 6s, sellers 8s, with buyers at the former price. We referred last week to the satisfactory…

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The Illawarra Coal Trade

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 3

THE jubilee of Illawarra coal trade has arrived. On the 27th August, 1849. the first coal was brought into Wollongong for shipment from Mount Keira colliery, the pioneer mine of the…

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Land Worth £13,000,000 an Acre. London Streets Worth Their Weight in Gold

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 3

ONE of the surest and safest ways of becoming rich beyond the dreams of avarice would (says the London DAILY MALE) be to possess a few acres of land in the heart of the City of London,…

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Mr. Lock on Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 4

Upon the subject of gold mining in New South Wales, Mr. Lock, the manager of the Lucknow mines, near Orange, has given a very interesting interview to the Daily…

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A Cinnabar Mine

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1899 · page 4

THE SUNDAY TIMES says:—We referred last week to the satisfactory proof that in this country a load of cinnabar had been proved to exist. We are now able to announce the flotation of a…

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The Beacon Mine

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 September 1899 · page 2

AT Grafton on Monday before the Mining Warden, Mr. Bryee, on behalf of the Beacon G. M. Company, applied for two months suspension on sixteen gold lenses at Bucca…

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An Invention for Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 September 1899 · page 2

Mining inventions are comparatively rare and therefore the one shown in the accompanying sketch is of more than usual interest. It is called the hammer hand sling, and…

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Mining Activity

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 7

As showing the great activity in mining circles Mr. Cook, the Secretary for Mines and agriculture, has had a return prepared showing the number of applications for leases of Crown lands…

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Gold in the Philippines

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 September 1899 · page 7

ON the shores of Paracele Bay, in Luzon, according to advices by the last China steamer, gold is being worked with British capital and upon a considerable scale. A Manila exchange remarks:…

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Gold Hunger. (Written for the "Examiner."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1899 · page 6

Get all thou canst. Yet all will turn to dross Except thou give as freely, and the loss Shall not be of mere gold. The shining…

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