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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Mines Department Challenged

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Lonsdale moved the adjournment of the Assembly to refer to a statement, made by Mr. Dooley in reference to the Mines Department…

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CORRESPONDENCE. The Kallatina's Coal Supply

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 October 1909 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—During the past week numbers have remarked that it was very strange to see that the Kallatina had only 10 tons of coal on board when the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 October 1909 · page 4

The gold lease application of A. Alderman, 5a., Carnham, and the mineral lease of the Grafton Copper Co., 4a. 3r. 32per., Yarrcalkiarra, have been approved…

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A Mining Fatality. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 3

A miner named Thomas Olive was killed by a fall of earth in the Broken Hill South mine…

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Gold for the East. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1909 · page 3

The Japanese mail steamer Mikado Maru, which is leaving Sydney for Japan to-morrow, will take a shipment of gold valued at £100,000…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Cangai, shares are quoted, sellers 20s 6d. The registration is announced of the Fine Flour Creek Copper Mining Co. as…

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Colliery Grievances. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the combined unions has been called for Saturday in Newcastle to discuss the grievances at the various collieries. The principal…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1909 · page 5

Reports received from Vancouver (British Columbia) state that thirty men ate imprisoned in a burning colliery at Dunsmur, near Ladysmith…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 October 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The price of copper to-day fell to £58, which is not conducive to a buoyant market. In the sales to-day Cangai shares are…

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Miners' Conference. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1909 · page 3

The annual conference of delegates from the various branches of the Miners' Federation is being held in Newcastle…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 5

The applications of J. F. S. Stevens for permission to mine on parts of portions 113 and 45, Pulganbar (25 acres on each portion), have been approved…

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Coal Trade Dispute

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 5

A mass miners' meeting was held at Newcastle on Saturday to discuss their grievances. Mr. Peter Bowling, President of the…

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Minimum Wage for Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Miners' Federation met in conference at Newcastle and unanimously favoured a uniform minimum wage of eight shillings a day…

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Hunting for Gold

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1909 · page 4

"As n general rulo," said a gentleman with much experience of gold mining, "it is not tho miner who makes money out of a mine…

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South Clifton Colliery Strike SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 October 1909 · page 3

There is no sign yet of a settlement of the dispute at the South Clifton Colliery, and matters are now assuming a more serious aspect. Two…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 October 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Copper on Monday was quoted at £57 5s, a drop of 15s, being the heaviest relapse in ene dav for some time. The weakness is…

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Clifton Colliery Strike. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 5

There is no sign yet of a settlement of the Clifton Colliery strike. The serving of summonses on the riotous strikers has added another phase…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Monthly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1909 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager of the Cangai mine for the Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd., has forwarded the following report:--…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 2

Brown. M'Master, Ashman and party, of the Mann River, have completed a further crushing of 21 tons of ore from their "Little Leora" mine, Mann River, which…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 October 1909 · page 4

The manager of Cangai reports as follows:—For the four weeks ending 9th inst., 1) level[?] west was driven 55ft., making a total, of 529ft. Another 44ft. of…

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