Artificial Coal
Artificial coal, if it wore cheaper than natural, certainly would be a blessing to man. A year ago when the news was spread that such a combustible had really been invented, it was received with much…
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Mining & the mines, 1901
88 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 5
Chinese Coal Beds
THE anthracite coalfield of Shansi, China, is estimated to cover 13,500 square miles, and to contain 630,000,000,000 tons of coal. Mr. Alfred Edmonds in FEILDEN'S MAGAZINE, says: This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"The Welcome Nugget." the Biggest Lump of Gold Found in Australia
There are few Australians who have not hoard of' 'The Welcome nugget," and there are few museums existing in the colonies without a model of that precious find. So heavy was thin piece…
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The special correspondent of the S. M. Herald writes:—The Drake field, near the Clarence River, has increased its output of gold and copper during the year, and at present looks more promising all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Prices In Melbourne
Despite the frequent shrieks of delight at the power of Victoria to raise enough coal for home consumption, and the coddling of that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Dredging
IN New Zealand, the home of dredging, the quantity of gold won from its rivers by this system is yearly increasing, and forms a large proportion of the total product. Strange to relate…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Gold Yield
In the article recently published in the Examiner dealing with some of the events of the past year, mention was made of the fact that the gold yield in New South Wales for 1900 had been less than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Ireland Lost Her Coal fields
The scientific theory of the denudation of the Irish coalfields in the far-off ages is thus expressed by an authority:—It is a significant fact that almost the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mine Dredging
There has been an attempt during the last week or two to resurrect the "dredgers." Shared which were once valuable, and became the reverse because of hope deferred, were provided with a bolstering…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition
One of the first exhibitions of the new century will be that which it is proposed open at Bendigo in November next to commemorate the discovery of gold in the early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Discovery of Gold
Tuesday next is the jubilee of the "discovery" of gold in N.S. Wales, and one of the papers down here is making much of the fact. The statement that goes out is that gold was first discovered by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Gleanings. Culled from the World's Press
Japan is now the third largest producer of copper among the nations of the world, its output during 1899 having amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold the Boers Missed
An old resident in the Eastern Transvaal has told his friends how he passed through the enemy's country with £200 in gold, which the Boors never succeeded in detecting. After spending…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Jubilee of Gold
Yesterday was the jubilee of the discovery of gold by Mr. Hargreaves, who got £10,000 and £250 a year for making us so acquainted with that metal the love of which is the root of all evil. What…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miners' Accident Relief Act
THE administration of the Miners' Accident Relief Act continues to cause trouble, and present indications point to the probability that the miners…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining at Bucca Creek
There has been considerable activity at the old Beacon mine at Upper Bucca lately. Parry and party struck a nice patch a few weeks ago, from which they dollied 20oz. out of 4 owt of stone, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining at Bucca Creek
THERE has been considerable activity at the old Beacon mine at Upper Bucca lately. Parry and party struck a nice patch a few weeks ago, from which they dollied 20 ozs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gold For China
"The steamer Australian, whioh sailed on Saturday last for China and Japan, took six boxes of gold, value £5895, shipped by Chinese." It ie thus that John Chinaman gets even with his enemies,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Stood for a Treat. Mistook Sir Arthur Sullivan For John L.
A great many anecdotes have been told of Sir Arthur Sullivan, the composer, since his death, and here is another one. It was originally related…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Devil's Mine
Doubtless few will believe the narrative which I am now about to relate at the earnest request of my chum Jim Cardew, who with myself experienced…
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