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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

544 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 28

Local Coal Seams

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1909 · page 2

Both 0on the Richmond and the Clarence, the shortage of coal, owing to the strike, has resulted in experiments being made with local coal…

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Non-unionist Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 5

In Newcastle, the concluding sentence of the Premier's statement is interpreted by the mine lenders and other union officials as being an invitation to the…

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Non-unionist Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 5

In Newcastle, the concluding sentence of the Premier's statement is interpreted by the mine leaders and other union officials as being an invitation to the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 4

The following will be cancelled by notification on 15th inst:—Mineral leases. W. Zietsch and others. 80a. Pucka: C. T. Schwingbammer and another. 80a., Coff…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 4

The following will be cancelled by notification on 15th inst.:—Mineral leases, W. Zietsch and others, 80a., Pucka: C. T. Schwinghammer and another, 80a., Coff…

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Miners' Mines to Close. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 3

The Strike Congress sat yesterday, Mr. M'Williams (vice-president of the Northern Miners' Federation) taking Mr. Bowling s place as one of the…

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Another Mine to Start. No Federal Intervention. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1909 · page 3

It reported that a prominent colliery proprietor in the Newcastle district is making preparations to work his mine with non-union labor. The…

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The Coal Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 2

The arrest of Mr. Andrew Gray, General Secretary of the Coal and Shale Workers' Federation, at the Trades-hall, Sydney, was quite a dramatic incident…

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The Coal Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 2

The arrest of Mr. Andrew Gray, General Secretary of the Coal and Shale Workers' Federation, at the Trades-hall, Sydney, was quite a dramatic incident…

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The Coal Famine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 5

The Strike Congress sat yesterday, Mr. M'Williams taking Mr. Bowling's place. The Congress considered the arrests of the leaders and the Compulsory Wages…

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The Coal Famine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 5

The Strike Congress sat yesterday, Mr. M'Williams taking Mr. Bowling's place. The Congress considered the arrests of the leaders and the Compulsory Wages…

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Coal Lumpers Join Strikers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday Night.—At a big and stormy meeting of the Coal Lumpers' Union this afternoon, it was decided first of all to respect the decision of…

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Coal Lumpers Join Strikers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday Night.—At a big and stormy meeting of the Coal Lumpers' Union this afternoon, it was decided first of all to respect the decision of…

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Mining in South Africa

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 8

Mr. P. W. Tewkesbury, the well-known Australian dredging mining export, was among the passengers on board the White Star liner Medic, which has arrived at…

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Mining in South Africa

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 8

Mr. P. W. Tewkesbury, the well-known Australian dredging mining expert, was among the passengers on board the White Star liner Medic, which has arrived at…

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The Industrial War. Strike Extending. Coal Lumpers Cease Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The position in regard to the strike is unchanged. The leaders who are charged with conspiracy were further remanded yesterday, on…

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The Industrial War. Strike Extending. Coal Lumpers Cease Work

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The position in regard to the strike is unchanged. The leaders who are charged with conspiracy were further remanded yesterday, on…

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The Coal Strike. Two Leaders. W. M. Hughes and P. Bowling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 7

The more recent strike utterances of Mr. Peter Bowling and the undeniably serious dissension among members of the Strike Congress, and the equally…

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The Coal Strike. Two Leaders. W. M. Hughes and P. Bowling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 7

The more recent strike utterances of Mr. Peter Bowling and the undeniably serious dissension among members of the Strike Congress, and the equally…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Monthly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager of the Cangai copper mine, has forwarded the following report to the secretary of the Grafton Copper Mining Co…

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