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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1909

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Another Mining Dispute

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

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The trouble that had been simmering for some weeks at the Hebburn colliery has ended in a stoppage of work. A conference was held at…

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Clarence Coal

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 4

Mr. G. T. Hindmarsh, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following letter from the Department of Mines, under date 28th May:--…

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The Bucca Mines. - (To the Editor.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 1

Sir, —In your issue of the 4th, in the Woolgoolga no[?] appears a paragraph re[?] death of a Swedn[?], "who know of a rich reef in the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At yesterday's quotations on the Stock Exchange Grafton copper shares were 21s buyers, no sellers. In London yesterday copper declined to…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 June 1909 · page 8

The following have been approved.—D. Griffin, gold lease of 5 acres, Comlaroi; A. E. Warrington, mineral lease of 40 acres, Pucka…

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Testing Coal. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1909 · page 2

Sir,--I see by your issue of the 18th inst., that some money is to be spent in testing our coal seams, and, by way of oldtime forgotten seams, I would like to…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 24 June 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In London on Monday copper at three months was £59 10s, spilt delivery £58 12s 6d, electrolytic £61…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Monthly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager of the Grafton Copper Mining Co., (Ltd's. Cangai, mine, reports for the four weeks ending 19th inst, as folows :--…

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The Coal Commission. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1909 · page 5

The miners' lodges at Newcastle, having taken a ballot on the question have decided to withdraw all their claims from the Royal Coal…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

Captain Paulsen arrived at Lismore with a 21oz. cake of smelted gold, from the Mount Agnes Mine, near Tabulam. It was the result of a trial crushing with…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 4

The manager of the Cangai mine reports as follows for the four weeks ended 19th June:—F. level was extended 23ft., makins a total of 94ft. past No. 2 winze. A…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 June 1909 · page 8

The manager of the Cu Co mine reports, under date June 26th. as follows:—We are raising very rich cobalt ore, at the 103ft. level. Probably we are cutting into…

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Gold Find at Drake

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday— The Drake correspondent of the "Evening News" reports that a discovery of some importance has been made in the vicinity of…

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Presentation of a Gold Watch

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 8

At the School of Arts on Tuesday evening, another very pleasing function took place, when Mr. Clancy was presented with a handsome gold…

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The Safety of a Mine. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly last night, Mr. A. Edden continued the censure debate. Referring to the strike at Hetton colliery, he said the mine,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 11

Tho following revocations have been made from tho Orara gold field:—200 acres, Moonee, set apart for original c.p.; also 24 acres in the same parish…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 12

Our Copmanhurst correspondent writes: Mining operations in the district are in a more prosperous state than for some time past. The Gordon Brook Copper Co. are…

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Mining Under the Sea

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly,Mr. A. Edden referring to the strike at Hetton colliery said the mine, which was under the sea, was unsafe for men to work in. owing…

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In the Days of the Great Gold Rush

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 8

In California during the first mad rush for gold it chanced that one of a band of miners died rather suddenly, and having been much respected by his companions,…

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Coal Miners' Risks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 8

A number of mine managers and men were interviewed with reference to Mr. Edden's statements in Parliament about the unsafety of the Hetton Colliery at Newcastle…

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