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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Another Colliery Strike. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1907 · page 5

The men employed at six collieries in the Newcastle district struck work today for an increase of wages…

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A Victorian Goldfield. Forty Years Ago

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 11

Reading to-day of the discovery of some large nuggets at the Poseldon goldfield in Victoria, I am reminded of experiences of forty odd years ago, when I was stationed…

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Cangai Copper Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1907 · page 2

The Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd., owners of the Cangai copper mines, on Wednesday, last paid a dividend of 6d per share. This amounted…

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Coal in Sydney Harbour

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 8

The Chairman of the Local Board of the Sydney Harbour Collieries, Ltd., informs us that within a few weeks the main drives of the colliery at Balmain will have…

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The Gold Yield. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 5

The gold yield for the year in N.S.W shows a shortage of 21,600 ounces. The deficiency is due to all the gold not being sent forward, but held over…

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The Coal Trade Difficulty. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 5

Several of the Newcastle and Maitland coal minus are still idle…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 10

Last week, according to our cables, copper cased to the extent of £4 5s per ton in London. Other metals were also lower. With a somewhat casier money market…

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Beach Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 9

The members of a local syndicate in Ballina have for some time been making preparations to work a portion of what is known as the First Reach, just heyond the lightouse, with…

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Decreased Gold Yield

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 9

The gold yield recorded for the month of December was 17,00zoz. crude, equal to 15,57loz. fine, valued at £66,140, as compared with 27,768oz, crude, equal to 25,427oz. fine, valued…

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The Rand's Gold Output. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 3

The gold output from the Transvaal last, year was valued at £24,57[?],000…

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Beach Mining

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

The members of a local syndicate in Ballina have for some time been making preparations to work a portion of what is known…

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Beach Mining

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 3

The "Tweed Herald " says :—The latest arrival in quest of mineral sand (Mr. G. B. B. Elliott) came to this coast recently, and after examining a…

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Colliery Strikes

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 4

The South Coast collieries are once more setting down to steady work. The unrest at Newcastle is in marked contrast to the feeling of confidence on the South Coast…

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Mining Notes. Cangai Copper Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

Mr. Mulligan, manager of the Grafton Copper Co.s mine at Cangai, reports:—Progress in the mine for the past week has been as follows—A level: New tramway put in and driven to a…

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Showers of Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 7

Of all the strangers who have ever como to London none can be found to rival the nice old gentleman from Sheffield who has been going about distributing real crisp…

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The Cangai Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

"The directors of the Cangal copper mine have decided to pay a divided." This message appeared in the mining column of the "Herald" a few weeks ago. The item…

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Cangai Mine. a Successful Copper Company

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 1

"The directors of the Cangai Copper mine have decided to pay a dividend." This message appeared in the mining column…

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The Cangai Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

The article published in last Saturday's issue of the "S.M. Herald," upon the above-named subject, probably caused surprise to the shareholders, inasmuch as it must have told them…

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Commonwealth Gold Production

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 5

The total amount of gold produced in the Commonwealth last year was 3,431, 921 oz. or 216,872oz. less than during the previous year. The decrease of 216,8720z…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 5

A terrific explosion has occurred in a coal mine in [?] Some 427 miners were entombed, the majority of whom have been either…

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