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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

191 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 10

Copper Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 10

The "Glen Innes Examiner" writes: One of the chief arguments adduced in favour of the construction of a railway from this district to the Clarence has been the…

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Fatal Colliery Accidents. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 5

At the Cockle Creek mine a runaway trolley crushed George Cottle to death. John Mitcheson became jammed between some empty and moving trucks…

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A Mine Robbery. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

Nightwatchman Pothill, of the Golden Arrow mine, West Australia, informed the police that shortly after midnight on Tuesday, he was overpowered by two men in disguise and…

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Gold Find in Canada

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 7

Father Parnells, a well-known Roman Catholic priest, who lins heen engaged in missionary work in New Ontario, Canada, declares that gold fields rivalling those of the…

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Cangai Copper Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 4

The weekly report of the Cangal copper mine is as follows:—B Lovel was advanced 10ft., making a total length 403ft. The lode is still divided by an intrusion of rock. We are…

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Big Gold Nuggets. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1906 · page 5

Further senational discoveries of nuggets have been made at the poseidon rush, Victoria. One weighing 960 ounces was found and another…

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Great Gold Rush. Sensational Finds. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 5

Further sensational reports have been received of discoveries of nuggets at the Poseidon rush, Victoria. One lamp of gold uncarthed weighed 960 ozs., and another 373 ozs…

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Attempted Mine Robbery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 9

A sensational attempt at robbery took place at the Tower Hill mine, Kalgoorlie, at midnight on Monday. On Monday the usual clean up took place, and the assayer, after smelting,…

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Nuggets of Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 4

Two exceptionally large nuggets were discovered at the Poseidon rush, Tarnagulla. (Vic.) on Tuesday afternoon, eclipsing in weight those found last week. T. Stephenson and [?],…

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The New Mining Bill. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 December 1906 · page 3

The new Mining Bill is not expected to come into operation for two of three months…

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Tin and Wolfram Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 December 1906 · page 4

At Deepwater the Torrington Company's mill is still pounding away on fair grade wolfram ore. The Dutchman and Butler tin mines present a busy aspect, and after the…

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A Huge Mining Deal. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 5

The Queensland National Bank has sold to a London firm eighty thousand shares in the Mount Morgan gold mine, the consideration being £400,000…

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