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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1904

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Coal Falling. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1904 · page 5

The Northern Colliery proprietors have decided to reduce the selling price of coal to 9s from 1st January next…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

Rev. Father Curran returned on Thursday from a visit to the Cangai-copper mines, and leaves for Sydney this morning. He is, well pleased with the prospects of the mine, and will…

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Mining Catastrophe. Eight Men Perish at Their Work Charters Towers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1904 · page 3

A fire was discovered in the Brilliant mine at 10 o'clock this morning, with which, for the purposes of ventilation, the Brilliant Block,…

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Getting Gold from Stones. How Sham Jewels Are Made and What They Are Made Of

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 October 1904 · page 4

Among all precious stones few are so extensively imitated as the pearl. The real article is a silvery- white, iridescent gem. extracted from the…

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Mines on Fire

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1904 · page 2

A FIRE was discovered in the Brilliant mine Chariots Towers, at 10 a.m. on Friday. The Brilliant Black, Brilliant extended. Brilliant St. George Union. Brilliant Central. Kelly's Queen…

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The Blazing Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 October 1904 · page 4

Terrible as are the tidings from Charters Towers, it is impossible not to recognise that the calamity might easily have been on a larger Scale…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 October 1904 · page 5

Mining at Woolgoolgn. Corinda, and Bucca Creek is reviving. At Lower Bucca. O'Keeffe and party were prospecting the Blue Mystery. Messrs. Cahill and Son are developing the…

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Boiler Inspection on Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 4

Mr. Briner, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Mines Department: Adverting to my letter of 30th ult. respecting the objection of Mr. T. F…

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Dredging for Gold. on the Beach Terraces

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1904 · page 2

Some months ago a party of prospectors arrived on the Richmond and thoroughly examined the beaches from Byron Bay to beyond the Little (Evans) River to the south of the Richmond…

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Gold Extracting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 4

By the last trip of the Cavanha from Sydney (says the Tweed Advocate) there arrived a gentleman mid a party at Byron Buy with a plant for extracting gold…

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Mining Advance

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1904 · page 4

The latest in connection with the mining enterprise on the Clarence, is the application of the Grafton Copper Mining Company to register as a…

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The War. Desperate Position at Port Arthur. Ammunition Almost Exhausted. the Mines Connected. (From Reuter's Company.) London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 November 1904 · page 5

General Stoessel's message, begging the Czar and Czarina's blessing, has created a profound impression in St. Petershurg, and is considered to mean the forecasting of a supreme act of…

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Copper Mining

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1904 · page 4

FOR some time past excellent results have been obtained from the copper fields at Cangai, worked by a private syndicate. Last issue of the GAZETTE announces that application has been…

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Cantankerous Coal Trimmers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 November 1904 · page 4

On Tuesday the Coal Trimmers' Union, Newcastle, insisted that the members of their Union should be paid special rates for working on Wednesday, being the…

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LOCAL and General. Mining Industry

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 November 1904 · page 2

Amongst the passengers by to-day's Kyogle is expected the Rev. J. Milne Curren, the eminent geologist, who is about to pay Another visit, to the…

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Revival in Mining. Great Activity at Broken Hill

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 November 1904 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday Night.—A telegram from Broken Hill states that the recent advance in the price of shares, following upon the rise in lead and zinc, has put…

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Nationalising Coal Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 4

The deputation of coal miners that waited on the Premier spoke emphatically in favor of nationalising the colliers. Therein they saw the remedy for the distress which…

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Gold-mining at Cobar

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 November 1904 · page 5

COBAR, Monday Afternoon.—The lode at the Birthday gold mine at Canbelgo struck it rich at the 75 feet level last week. Assays were taken yielding over 160z to the…

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Newcastle Coal at Vladivostok

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1904 · page 8

Some interesting particulars have been received from England regarding. the voyage of the steamer Tiberius, of Hamburg, which left ' Newcastle in May. last. She…

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Colliery Retrenchment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 December 1904 · page 4

The A.A. Company is shutting down a part of its collieries in the Newcastle distriet That will Increase the number of unemployed in that portion of the State…

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