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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

89 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 5

To Develop Our Mines

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 2

From reports received from different centres in this district it is evident that a number of miners are engaged, in a small way,…

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Last Night's Cables. How the Russian Was Vessel Was Sunk Strategy of the Japanese. Submarine Mines at Port Arthur. Admiral Togo Congratulated. (From Reuter's Company.) London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1904 · page 5

Admiral Togo, observing that the Russian fleet constantly left and re-entered the harbour by the same course, evidently in order to avoid their own mines,…

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Sensational Mining Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 April 1904 · page 5

News is to hand of a sensational mining accident near Menzies, Westralia. Albert G. Ruftis and Alex. Clarke were working in the end of a drive 30 feet from the shaft in the Reward claim, eight…

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Extracting Gold From Ores

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 April 1904 · page 8

The Hicks process of gold and silver extraction from refractory ores was explained to about 20 gentlemen interested in mining, at the hotel Australia, by Mr. Frank…

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The Unseen Death. Mines and Torpedoes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 April 1904 · page 3

A brief account of the evolution of the "Whitehead" used by Russia and Japan may be of interest just now. The first automobile fish-torpedo was produced in…

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Last Night's Cables. Coal Contracts Cancelled. Difficulties of Transport. Russian Generalship Condemned. (From Reuter's Company.). London,friday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 5

A telegram from Port Arthur states that the Japanese fleet is stationed behind Liaotishan. The transports reached Pitsinvo with the object of landing…

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The Gold-Seeker's Wife. A Tale fo the Bush

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

Mr. F. A. M'Kenzie writes the following story in the London "Daily Mail"— The Goldfields coach gave a sudden jerk as it struck a boulder on the road,…

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Beach Mining

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 4

BEACH mining (says the Manning River TIMES) is shortly to be entered into very extensively by a syndicate, the principal being Mr. Peer, an American gentleman. The whole of the North Coast bench,…

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Giddy Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1904 · page 4

Gold is often as volatile and hard to get as the belle of the ballet. New Guinea gold is no exception, and the recent rush for it ts not warranted. In fact, we learn…

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Coal Supply. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1904 · page 3

Mr. Pittman, in estimating the value of coal under the catchment area at £500,000,000, says it will take considerably over a hundred…

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Gold Dredging in N S. Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1904 · page 2

W. B. writes:—A large amount of capital has been expended the last few years in dredging for gold, with varying results. It is, comparatively speaking,…

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Laying Submarine Mines. London, Friday, (Later)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 5

Japanese, officers are informed that the Fawan and the two destroyers which escaped from Port Arthur, are still at large…

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Marine Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

In order to save the few remaining ships of their Navy, and to prevent the landing of Japanese troops, the Russians have set out numberless marine mines. Originally…

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A Mine Model

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 7

The new School of Mines at the Birmingham (England.) University is to have a novel piece of scientific apparatus in the shape of a model mine at Bournbrook, about ten feet…

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Shipment of Gold. Sydney. Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1904 · page 3

Nearly two hundred thousand pounds worth of gold was shipped by the mail steamer India to-day…

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Marine Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday."—The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Russian Admiralty authorities declare that the, mine which led to the sinking of the Japanese…

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The Mining Industry

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1904 · page 4

We learn from the annual report of the Department of Mines for 1903 a copy of which we acknowledge--that the aggregate value of the metals and…

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"Mining " the Sea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1904 · page 2

The practice of placing mines In the open sea, to the peril of neutral ships, continues to excitr deep interest. A contrast between the actual conduct of Russia and…

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£509,760,000 Worth of Coal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 June 1904 · page 3

The President (Mr. T. W. Keele) and the Engineer-in-Chief (Mr. J. M. Small) of the Water, and Sewerage Board submitted an exhaustive report in reference to…

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Mining Prospects in the North

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1904 · page 2

Mr. G. C. Willcocks, the woll-krnown railway contractor and mining investor, has returned to Brisbane after an extended tour of the northern goldfields. In the…

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