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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Miners for the North

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 9

Messrs. Roberts, Verran, and Blundell addressed a large meeting, and strongly urged the workers to hold out against Mr. John Darling and those associated with…

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Great Shale Mining Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 8

The Minister for Customs and the Federal members who have been visiting the Commonwealth Oil Corporation's works and properties in the Wolgan Valley and at…

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"The Examiner" Established 1859. Grafton: Saturday, January 23, 1909. Assistance to Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1909 · page 4

The determination of the Mines Department to change its methods in regard to granting assistance to mining is a step in the right direction. Hitherto it has been the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1909 · page 3

Mr. C. Carter is working on his copper show at Hold Nob. about two miles from Emmaville. This property is under offer to a Barraba syndicate, who have a two…

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Colliery Eire Extinguished Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 5

The part of the northern workings of the Heddon Greta Colliery, which were sealed off because of fire, have been re-opened. but no trace of the…

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A Colliery Disaster. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 4

An explosion in the Boswell Coal Mine, Pennsylvania, killed three miners, and a subsequent collapse entombed at rescue party numbering 50…

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Miners' Federation. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 4

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P., announces that the Miners' Federation accepts the Labor party's conditions, and will join the organisation…

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Colliery Explosion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—A disastrous explosion occurred in the Boswell coal mine, Somerset County. Pennsylvania, U.S.A., and killed three. A subsequent fall…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday—On the Sydney Exchange to-day Cangai shares were quoted, buyers 20s, sellers 23s. In London on Wednesday copper at three…

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The Wolgan Shale Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 7

Sir Wm. Lyne, who has just returned to Sydney, after an extended visit to the Conunonwealth Oil Corporation mines at Wolgan, is considerably impressed by the…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above Company was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday. The Chairman of Directors (Mr. S. See) presided…

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Cangai Copper Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 2

The statement made by the chairman of directors at the annual meeting of shareholders in the Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd., on Thursday…

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Grafton Copper Mining Coy., Ltd. Fourth Annual Meeting. A Cheery Forecast. £30,000 in Dividends in Next Three Years

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1909 · page 6

'The fourth annual meeting, of shareholders in the Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd., was held at the Town Mall, Grafton on, Thursday afternoon…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Company

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 4

The manager of Cangai Mine reports as follows for the month ending 30th January:- D level west was advanced 32 feet,…

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Mining Accident at Gordon Brook Two Men Killed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1909 · page 9

Our Copmanhurst correspondent writes:— A fatal accident occurred at the Gordon Brook copper mine on Wednesday, when two men named William J. Goodall and…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 3

Commenting on the annual report of the Grafton Copper Company, the Sydney "Bulletin" says:—"Grafton copper mine looked a big thing to the boomsters in…

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Cu Co Mining Syndicate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Cu Co Syndicate, the manager (Mr. Flintoff) presented his report of the year's work at the mine as follows:-…

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Goldfields Journalism

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1909 · page 4

The Southern Cross "Times," a West Australian publication, entertains its readers with news in a crude state -- on the half shell, so to speak…

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A Hand Poisoned by Fall of Gold Quartz

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1909 · page 2

While working at the Bobe mine on Tuesday, Mr. John Cutcliffe, who with Mr. Tonkin has the property working on tribute, met with a nasty accident. He was…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1909 · page 4

The gold lease of W. Williams and others, 5a. Carnham, will be declared void on the 24th inst. (From our Sydney Representative.)…

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