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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Mines in War

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 4

Another disaster, this time to Japan, has happended over the laying of a submarine mine. How many men have been destroyed up to date in making and laying these…

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Where the Gold Goes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 June 1904 · page 4

It is almost incredible, hut a fact all the same, that this year so far the export of gold from Australia has totalled £6,615,000, equal to £6 per average…

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Copper Mining

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1904 · page 2

The prospectors at the copper mine, Cangai, report having driven the tunnel along the lode 64ft. The lode is 4ft. wide, and carries ore yielding…

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Humors of a Flat. the Coal Roy

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

If you are a flat-dweller and are an-noyed by a dirty little boy who takes you up in the lift at the samp time he takes the coals, and if you suffer other more or…

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Gold Yield for June

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 July 1904 · page 2

The gold yield recorded for the month of June was 28,508oz. crude, equal to 22,413oz. fine, valued at £95,205, as compa[?]d with 34,622oz, crude, equal to…

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Strike at a Colliery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1904 · page 4

The miners employed in one of the collieries in the Maitland district have refused to accept the award of the Arbitration Court in their case, and have in consequence gone…

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Copper Mine to Be Closed. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 July 1904 · page 3

Instructions have been received from London to close down the Burraga Copper mine (which employs 1500 men), unless it can be…

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Export of Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 3

A large amount of gold left this State on Saturday. The German mail steamer Karlsruhe took £250,000, of which £1000,000 in sovereigns was shipped by the…

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Local and General. Gangai Copper Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 August 1904 · page 4

Last Saturday Messrs. P. Kritsch, Samuel, Sec, and W. Zietsch journeyed to Cangai to inspect the different copper shows they are interested in there. The…

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The Position at Port Arthur. Terrific Mine Explosions. Piles Of DEAD

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 26 August 1904 · page 4

Reports from Chifu states that eight Russian torpedo-boat destroyers have escaped from Port Arthur. The Japanese captured the northern-most…

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The Cangai Copper Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 4

Messrs. P. Kritsch, S. See, C. T. Schwinghammer, and W. Zietsch returned to Grafton on Tuesday from a visit to the copper workings at Cangal. They report that the mines…

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Latest War Cables. Assault on Port Arthur. a Tremendous Conflict. Appalling Mine Explosions. the Neutrality of Shanghai

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1904 · page 5

A witness of the explosion of the minefield over which the Japanese passed on their advance to Port Arthur, declares that while the Japanese advanced not a…

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Important Mining Decision

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 4

The mining wardon at Cobar, Mr. Treatt, has just concluded a two days' inquiry under the Mines Inspection Act into the conduct of Charles Ross, who was one of the engine…

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Explosion on a Mining Dredge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 September 1904 · page 4

An explosion occurred at the Diamond Gully dredge, Castlemaine, involving the death or Patrick Gilmore (manager), and dangerous in juries to Charles Boots, one of the workmen…

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The Sketcher The Greatest Gold Camp on Earth

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 2

Only within a very recent period has mention been made of Cripple Creek, Colorado, although it is doubtless the greatest gold camp on earth…

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Last Night's Cables. Land and Marine Mines. Striking Instances of Heroism. Movements of Japanese Troops. London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 September 1904 · page 5

General Lispounow, Governor, at.Korsakovsk, telegraphed to the Csiar that an examination showed that the Japanese placed mines, at different parts to destroy the…

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Cangai Copper Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 4

The following are the total shipments of copper ore from Cangai to the 15th inst, Bags, 8752; weights, 583 tons. These, after paying for mining, cartage, freight,…

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Latest Telegrams. Rich Gold Find. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1904 · page 3

A rich gold find is reported at Wolumla, in the Bega district. An official trial of a 40 tons crushing of poor stuff averaged 18ozs. to the…

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Gold in the Jaw-bone of a Sheep

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 6

A doctor at Bethnal Green, in the East End of London, picked up the jaw bone of a sheep which was receiving a dual polish from a dog belonging to one of his friends,…

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Important Coal-mining Decision

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

THE Arbitration Court on Friday delivered judgement in the Newcastle mining dispute, in which the miners asked for maintenance of existing conditions. The proprietors' association had given notice of a…

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