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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1908

317 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 16

Mystery of Gold Reserves

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

The "London bankers" Clearing-house cleared cheques last year to the value of £12, 711,000,000, which is sufficiently impressive. If the figure £12,711,000,000 is…

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Mining. (From our Sydney Representative)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Telegrams from Brok[?] Hill state that nothing has been decid[?] upon in regard to concentrates con[?]acts for 1908. Several mines are in a…

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Bendigo Gold-stealing Cases

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 17 January 1908 · page 3

Arthur C. Thorn, a gold buyer, who was a[?]ested in connection with the thefts of gold from the Princess Dagmar mine was acquitted by the Bendigo…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 11

A reial of a new drill, designed for Gippsland requirements in order that it may be taken to pieces and carried on packhorses, has been made in Melbourne…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 18 January 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—In London on Wednesday copper on spot was worth £6d 5s, and at three months £64 12s 6d, clectrolytic £64 10s…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 4

A Byron Bay correspondent telegraphs that the mining warden on Tuesday inspected and approved of a 100-acre lease on Tallow Beach. The lease has been…

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Chinese Gold Stealers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Six more Chinese, have been arrested at Bendigo, and charged with having in their possession gold bearing quartz and gold suspected to be stolen…

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A Colliery Explosion. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1908 · page 5

By an explosion in a colliery at Flenu Charleroi, 10 'miners have been killed and 28 others injured…

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Strike of Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Back Creek and Duckenfield collieres are idle, the wheelers being still on strike, and there is no prospeet of a settlement…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

Before the Warden at Copmanhurst the follwoing were dealt with during last week:—Application by Francis and party, authority to cater private land,…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

The manger of the Grafton Copper Co.'s Cangal mine reports for the week ending 18th January as follow:- I have the honour to submit the…

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The Coal Crisis. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 January 1908 · page 3

There is very little fresh to report at Newcastle in regard to the coal-mining situation. Several collieries are still idle and the position is very…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 4

At Emmaville, the Water Hofes Company's barge is being floated on to the bottom. An enormous quantity of water is being used in the undertaking, consequently…

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Copper Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 3

All doubt about the truth or otherwise of intention of the electrolytic Retining Company to establish their works at Port Kelubla for the treatment primarily of the Mount Morgan out…

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The Coal Crisis. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 5

The Special Mining Court continued its sittings at Newcastle to-day. It was stated that the miners at the Rhondda Colliery were on strike and…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd. Third Annual Meeting

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 8

The third annual meeting of the shareholders in the above-named company. was held in the Council Chambers yesterday afternoon, when Mr. S…

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The Coal Trouble

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Special Court appointed to consider mining disputes in the Newcastle and Maitland districts met yesterday…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 4

The report of the Cangai copper mine for the week ending 25th January is as follows:—Steady progress has been made with development work for the week. The…

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Rev. H. Worrall and the Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 6

At the half-yearly meeting of the Maldon (Vic.) branch of the A.M.A., it was resolved:—That this meeting sympathises with the Bendigo miners in the injustice…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 2

The third general meeting of shareholders was held in the Council Chambers no Wednesday afternoon. Mr. S. See presided. The Directors' report was as follows:…

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