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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Threatened Mining Lockout

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The coal owners announced at the South Wales Conciliation Board their intention to serve a month's notice to the men on June 1st to…

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Welsh Colliery Lockout

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 5

The South Wales coal miners, controlling an output of 40,000.000 tons annually, have issued a manifesto explaining why the notice of a lockout was given to…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In London on Monday copper rose 8s 9d a ton. In London on Monday copper for three months was quoted at £60 10s…

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Spurious Gold

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 6

It is often erroneously stated that if the Police be given a half chance to prosecute any member of the public before the Courts, they will grasp…

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Mining Fatality. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 5

A miner named Ernest Stafford was killed in the Mount Pleasant Mine yesterday by a fall of coal…

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Earthquakes and Mining Accidents

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1909 · page 3

A Renter message from St. Petersburs says a novel proposal has been brought before the Meteorological Congress which has just been sitting in St…

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The Mining Industry. Boom Setting In. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1909 · page 3

Now that the strike at Broken Hill is over, attention is again being directed to the general mining industry. There is every indication…

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Scottish Colliery Dispute. Owners' Action. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1909 · page 3

The Scottish coal lumpers have decided to withdraw from the Conciliation Board and enforce their demands for a reduction of wages by six-pence…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — Private cables state that lead closed in London on Tuesday at £13 5s, and copper at £60 7s 6d. a fall of 10s…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 4

The following gold leases have been approved:—R. S. Keats, 2a., Towallum: C. Jackson and others, 3a., AVoolgoolga. The gold lease of J. W. Tonkin, 5a.,…

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Miners' Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

LONDON. Saturday.—The International Miners'' Conference at Berlin congratulated the British miners upon the passing of the Eight Hours Act…

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Broken Hill Miners. Co-operative Trading Scheme

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At a meeting of the Combined Unions at Broken Hill a motion was carried, adopting the sub-committee's recommendation to take. over Harry…

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Colliery Commission. a Startling Development Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 3

When the re-constituted Colliery Commission attempted to re-start its operations at Newcastle this morning a startling development took place…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Private cables state that lead closed in London on Tuesday at £13 7s; 6d per ton, a rise of 2s 6d; and copper at £61, a fall of 10s…

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The Clarence Cu. Co. Mine. Splendid Prospects

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 4

On page 3 of this issue will be found the prospectus of The Clarence Cu. Co. Mining Co., Ltd., which it is proposed to float to acquire the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

Latest mail reports respecting the position of copper at Home advised that the tone had been good, but that, unfortunately, was not based upon trade…

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Latest Wires. Another Colliery Crisis. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 3

Trouble has been simmering for some weeks at the Hepburn Colliery in connection with the lifting of bottom coal. A conference was held at…

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Colliery Wages Board

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday—The Newcastle Col[?]iery Wages Board came to an abrupt termination yesterday. When the Board met, counsel for the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 5

Thirty tons of stone from the 2-acre syndicate. Bobo, has just been crushed for a yield of 7dwt. per ton. Also on this block another vein has been struck. from which…

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Impending Coal Trouble

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday—Mr. Keir Hardie M.P., in an interview, declared that if a lockout of coal miners in South Wales occurred, the fight would be not for eight…

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