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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1902

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A Chemical Experiment A Mining Story

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 6

Great excitement prevailed in the little township of Wyndham when it became known that a wealthy London syndicate had floated the Wyndham Reefs for the…

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Oil versas Coal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 4

The oil ship is designed to displace the coal ship. It is not likely that it will succeed. Nevertheless, it is decidedly interesting the development of the vessel which depends on…

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A Chemical Experiment A Mining Story. (Continued from Saturday's issue.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1902 · page 6

That evening Mr. Gordon accompanied by his wife and daughter visited the battery, and Mr. Tregasky was pleased to make the acquaintance of the ladies. He…

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Beach Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 2

This class of mining has been carried on spasmodically on our beaches for a quarter of a century or more. Occasionally one hears of a lucky beach comber making…

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The Mining Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 May 1902 · page 8

At a banquet, at Broken Hill, given in connection with the Mining Engineers' annual session, Mr. G. D. Delprat, general manager of the…

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Mining Sensation

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 June 1902 · page 6

The latest mining sensation in Tasmania is the discovery of rich lode tin on the selection of a farmer camed William Mayne, at Hoem[?] some little distance from Mount Boschoff, Mrs…

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Robbery of Concealed Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 June 1902 · page 3

A robbery of 890 sovereigns under extraordinary circumstances was reported on Friday to the police at Ballarat as having been committed at Rokewood…

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Carrying Gold at Sea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 3

The specie locker of an ocean steamer is a carefully constructed vault, and is located in the stern immediately over the…

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Copper Mining at Cangai

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 5

Messrs. S. Everingham and D. Corrie have disposed of their interest in a copper mining lease of 20 acres to a Melbourne company of considerable capital. The…

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Shocking Outrage by Miners on Strike. Anarchy and Murder. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1902 · page 1

THE minors at Williamstown (Virginia) struck work. Twenty-five men refused to quit work, whereupon the strikers threw dynamite down the…

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Two Hundred Perish in a Mine

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 3

COAL GREEK (Tenn)., May 19.—Between 175 and 225 men and boys met instant death at the Fraterville coal mine, located two miles west of this city, at 7.30 o'clock this morning, because of…

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Hepatic Congestion. "Strength and Happiness Again Mine." The Caso of Mrs. E. CRAY

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 6

We recently aent one of our specials to No. 15 Catherine-street, Balmain, to see Mrs. Elizabeth Gray, to whom he explained that his mission was to obtain the…

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Mines Under the Ocean

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 2

The Chilian coal mines, opened in 1855, seem to be quite pleasant places to work in. Tho seam of coal runs from the coast line under the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and…

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Mining on the Beach

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 5

The Byron Bay correspondent of the TWEED HARALD writes :—Some interest has lately been taken in beach raining hero. It is reported that some mining between here and Ballina are…

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The Power of Coal

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 July 1902 · page 2

A pound of what we will call average c[?] would be somewhat smaller in size than a man's flat. A pound of this coal, If expended in mechanical work, would give us…

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A Terrible Disaster. 600 Miners Entombed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 July 1902 · page 1

BY a colliery disaster at Johnstown, Pennsylvania (America), 600 workers are entombed. It is feared that about half the num…

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King Solomon's Mines

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 3

IN an account of his most recent tour in Africa, Dr. Peters, the well-known German traveller, states—"This time I have brought back what I believe to be…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. Two Hundred Miners Entombed—Great Loss of Life Feared Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 5

NEWS has just reached the city that a terrible colliery disaster has occurred at Mount Kembla, in the Wollongong district. An explosion of firedamp took place, entombing…

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Colliery Disaster at Mount Kembla. 25 Bodies Recovered. 130 Men Missing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday Evening.—News has just been received of a terrible colliery explosion at Mount Kembla. All available doctors have been sent for…

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Gold Discovery Near Temora. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1902 · page 1

Some rich and apparently permanent gold-bearing reefs of good width are being developed at Bambaldry, 18 miles from Temora…

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