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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

374 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 19

Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 4

In his weekly report of the Grafton Copper Co.'s mine at Canai, the manager, Mr. Mulligan, writes:—Adit A has been driven 1fit., making a total of 200ft. from…

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English Gold Field

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 3

For some time time past rumours have been afloat as to the discovery of a goldfield in England within 200 miles London. It has been stated in whispers that the reef…

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A Gold Stealer's Confession

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Laurence Christic, late third mate of the Union S.S. Co.'s steamer Navua, has confessed that while on a voyage from Fiji to Tonga he obtained the…

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Where the Gold Goes

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 4

The stock of gold in reserve at the Bank of England is the ultimate reserve of the United Kingdom. In 1880 this stood at…

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Gold Mines in England

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 1

It is difficult to understand the incredulity with which the reported discovery of a gold reef more than 30 miles in length…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

The Grafton Copper Mining Company shipped 483 bags of matte by the Kyogle on Tuesday. Owing to the Christmas holidays and recent freshots in the river, this…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 3

Tuesday's cable quotes copper at £110 2s 6d, which compares with £107 10s a month ago, and £79 15s a year ago. Tuesday's price is a record in modern…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Mr. Mulligan's Estimate of Value

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

Some weeks ago the directors of the Grafton Copper Mining Company received a communication from a Melbourne firm, asking if the company's Cangal property was…

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Mining. Grafton Copper Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 4

In his weekly report, Mr. Mulligan, manager of the Grafton Copper Co.'s Cangal mine, writes:—For the week just closed work has been going on in the mine…

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Strangled by Noose of Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 6

Strangled to death by a chain of solid gold, the product of his own mine, when he slipped, drunk, from his cayuse, the death of Dick Sampson, a Nez Perce Indian,…

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Mining with the Chinese. By a White Man Who Did It

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 22 March 1907 · page 6

I was in Johannesburg, penniless, there fare I cast about for the quickest posible way of making enough money to [?] me to shake the dust of the " Golden City'…

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Straight Talk to Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 9

Addressing the miners who caused trouble at Hebburn Colliery, in the Maitland district, Mr. P. Bowling, President of the Colliery Employees' Federation, said—"Wowill…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 4

The Fine Flour Creek Copper Syndicate, Gordon Brook, have commenced operations. The manager, Mr. William Zietsch, has made arrangements to put in a drive to…

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In a Flooded Mine

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1907 · page 3

Two divers sent up by the Westralian Minister for Mines on a special train to goldfields readied Bonnie Vale early on Friday morning, and were…

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In a Flooded Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 3

Two divers sent up by the Westtralian Minister for Mines on a special train to the goldfields reached Bonnie Vale early on Friday…

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A Gold Snap. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 March 1907 · page 5

The weather continues bleak and wintry. Slight rain is falling…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 12

In his weekly report of the Cangal mine, Mr. Mulligan, the manager, reports af follows:—27/3/07. The weather conditions are still very much against surface work,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 11

The Mines Department replies to Mr. Briner as follows: Re letter of 14th Ja., presented by you from Mr. T. A. Cox, hon. sec. Coff's Harbour Ratepayers'…

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Mining Regulations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 8

The departmental board which has been en trusted with the work of framing the regulations under the Mining Act passed last session is still busily engaged on the task…

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Gold Reefs in England

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 3

A gold reef, equal to those of the Rand, it is claimed, exists in England, and within 200 miles of London. Where this second Johannesburg is…

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