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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

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Wanted, a Mining Reform

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1900 · page 5

It is to be hoped the Government, in their search after subjects for reform, will not lose sight of mining speculations. Land and various other property is already properly…

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A Daughter of Judah. [Complete Story.] [Copyright.] Part I. for Lack of Gold

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 October 1900 · page 7

My heart will break! Oh mother my heart…

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United States Coal in Europe

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 October 1900 · page 3

The British Consul at Philadelphia mentions, in his last report, as "one of the most interesting features of the present great commercial activity…

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Gold on the Bellinger

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 October 1900 · page 2

SOME short time since Messrs. W. G. Ward and T. Coakley left Bellingen for a prospecting tour on the Upper Bellinger. Last week they obtained a good prospect of coarse…

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The Emery Mine in Naxos

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 2

All the emery used in the world comes from the little Island or Naxos, near Greece. As it is one of the hardest substances known, ordinary quarrying tools can't be…

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The New Mining Bill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

The Consolidating and Amending Bill introduced by Mr. Fegan is an elaborate measure of wide scope. The endeavour has been made to remove the defects in the existing law…

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A Millionarie's Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 4

'Wealth is a hill which aman climbs laboriously, and his children often descend precipitately.' People were reminded of the truth of the saying by reading on Monday that a…

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Mines that Burn for Years

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 8

A NUMBER of good-sized mines are now on fire in the United States, and have been for years. The Vulcan mine, on the Green River, opposite Newcastle, in Colorado, has been on fire since…

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The Cobar Copper Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 4

The Government, having made a demand for royalty on gold obtained from the Cobar copper mines, which the directors refused to comply with, legal proceedings were taken…

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Financial, Share Market and Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 8

Messrs. Joseph Palmer and Son in their monthly report, compiled to 21st, state that money still continues scarce and dear in London, and thus stocks dealt in on the…

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Gold at Shark Creek

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 2

THE mineral-bearing indications of an outcrop of stone on the hill on the land occupied by Mr. William Collis, at Shark Creek, has from time to time been remarked upon by different persons…

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Serious Mining Disaster. Five Miners Entombed. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 December 1900 · page 3

A FIRE occurred at the Greta colliery late last night. The manager, with 17 miners. made an examination, but were unable to reach the seat of the…

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Attempted Gold Robbery

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 2

A DARING, but fortunately unsuccessful attempt at gold-stealing was made at the Great Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie, early on Wednesday morning. About 3 a.m. the watchman (Walker) was…

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Mining at Drake

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 December 1900 · page 5

The year sow drawing to a close has been one of the most prosperous that we have had for a long time. In all branches of mining, except sluicing, which, owing to the severe…

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