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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 9 of 10

Mining Ventures and Shares

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 6

Messrs. T. J. Thompson & Son report: During the past month there has been an increase in the volume of business on the Stock Exchange, with an upward tendency…

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A Coal Combine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 October 1906 · page 2

A combine, which has been in process of formation for nine months, to control the output of the Newcastle and Maitland collieries has now been…

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The Coal Vend

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 4

The creation of a coal ven[?] in the Newcastle district marks a return to conditions that were in operation thirty years ago.In the latter seventies the colliery…

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Welsh Miners' Trouble

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 9

LONDON. Wednesday.— It is unlikely that the 40,000 Rhonada Valley miners who gave notice of their intention to terminate their contracts at the end of October will…

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Terrible Mining Accident. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 3

The Johannesburg correspondent of the "Daily Mail" has cabled to that journal an account of u terrible mining accident in which no fewer than…

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Bond's Great Gold Yield

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1906 · page 1

Regarding the July output, it was observed that four distinct records had been set up. For August there were three. The…

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Mining Development

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 October 1906 · page 4

Wiley and party, on Tuesday, lodged the following applications with the Mining Warden, Copmanhurst:--80ac., 40ac., and 20ac., all in parish Pucka,…

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The Royal Charter's Gold. Story of the Wreck

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1906 · page 4

A cable recently brought the interesting information that an expedition is being arranged to search for the wreck of the steamship Royal Charter, wrecked 47…

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Cangai Copper Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1906 · page 5

A large party of business men left the city on Saturday for Cangal, for the purpose of inspecting the Grafton Copper Company's mine at that place. Mr. G. H. Varley…

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Dear Gold

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 November 1906 · page 3

The "Daily Mail" (Brisbane) says: The price of gold has gone up, and your sovereign is now worth rather more than £1 0s ½d in the open…

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Gold Find near Mullumbimby

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 November 1906 · page 6

Says the Mullurabimby "Star": A mild sensation was caused in Mullimbimby on Saturday afternoon, when the news, which had…

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Trip to Cangai. a Rising Mining Centre

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1906 · page 11

An interesting trip to Cangai, for the purpose of inspecting the Grafton Copper Mining Company's leases at that place, was made last week by a party of…

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A Story of Gold. the Rand's Twentieth Birthday. (From the Correspondent of the London "Daily Mail.")

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 November 1906 · page 7

Twenty-two years ago a traveller over the bare uplands which stretch between Potchefstroom, the old capital of the South African Republic, and Pretoria, the…

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Fatal Mining Accident

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 16 November 1906 · page 5

SYDNEY, THURSDAY.—Two miners at the Waihai Mine, Wellington (N.Z.), charged three holes in a shaft 850 feet down, and gave the signal to be hauled up, when the…

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Other North Coast Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 2

The secretary of Coffs Harbor Progress Association. Mr. F. H. Patterson, while in Sydney during the past week, showed a specimen of quartz from the old King mine…

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Revival of Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

Tho report published in this issue dealing with the formation and development of the Grafton Copper Mining Company is an interesting one, as showing the possibilities…

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The Mining Bill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 2

Tho Minister for Mines does not intend to accept the Legislative Council's amendments in the Mining Bill. The bill provided that the assessment of metals should…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 4

At the invitation of the directors a party of local gentlemen recently paid a visit of inspection to the Grafton Copper Mining Company's property at Cangai. Reference…

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Cangai Copper Mine. a Flourishing Concern. Unique Record Established

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 November 1906 · page 2

Few people in the Clarence River district realise the importance and possibilities of the mining operations now being successfully carried on at Cangai by the Grafton…

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Gold Robbery at Sea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1906 · page 2

A thousand sovereigns have been stolen from the purser's safe on the steamer Navua. Four boxes of silver coin, valued at £1000, were left untouched. The safe…

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