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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Northern Coal Trade. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 3

Although only nine days were worked in the past fortnight at the Northern collieries, 159,436 tons of coal were exported from Newcastle to…

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Miners Wages Board

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 2

Giving evidence before the Wages Board, Mr. Duncan McGeachie, superintendent of the Caledonian Company's collieries, said these collieries consisted of West Wallsend,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 8

Official report from Mr. E. W. Bonwick, of the Vegetable Creek tin mine: "The east drive (up the lead) is being driven on three feet of wash. The company have half a…

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Coal Trade Brisk

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Although only nine days were worked at the Newcastle mines for the fortnight ending Saturday, owing to the Easter holidays intervening, a big…

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American Coal Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Bituminous coal miners in Indianapolis, numbering 800,000, struck ponding, a ratification of the agreements providing for advances in wages…

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Prosperous Mining Townships

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A report from Cobar states that one of the best lodes in the district has been discovered at the 450ft. level. It appears on the west side of the…

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Coal Strikers' Distress. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 3

Owing to the miners' strike the direst poverty exists in hundreds of homes in Northumberland, and many tradesmen have been ruined…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—On the Stock Exchange to-day a buyer offered 17s 6d for Cangai shares. No business was done. Mount Morgan Company's output for…

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Victoria's Coal Supply

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 April 1910 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Victorian Government has decided to issue no further coal leases till Parliament has decided whether the Government may sell to the…

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Northern Colliery Dispute. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1910 · page 5

Judge Scholes yesterday stated at Newcastle that he hoped on Monday to be able to give a decision in regard to the Stockton Borehole…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 12

On the Sydney Stock Exchange last week in the case of copper shares, the prices realised for Lobb's Hole, paid, Chillagoe, contributing, O.K. Copper, and Budgery,…

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Welsh Coal Troubles

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Fifty per cent, of the Welsh miners have taken part in the ballot which decided by an overwhelming majority in favour of acceptance of the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 5

Gold leases approved:—R. S. Keats, 2a., Towallum; E. G. Elworthy, 3r. 24per., la., and la. 9per., Yulgilbar. The gold lease of J. Lindberg, 5a.,…

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Northern Colliery Dispute. a Disappointing Award. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 April 1910 · page 3

The hearing of the dispute at the Stockton Borehole Mine, Newcastle, again occupied attention at the sitting of the Northern Mining Board…

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Miners' Terrible Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Thirty-one bodies, which were entombed in the St. Paul's mine Illinois, (U.S.A.), in November last, have been recovered at a depth of 500ft…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

The chief feature of the London metal markets this week has been a relapse of £2 in tin. Lead and silver vere slightly lower but copper slightly firmer…

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Great Canadian Gold Rush

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 7

The rush to Klondyke promises to be a small affair compared with that which has started to the newly discovered goldfields in New Ontario, described as "A…

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A Faded Gold Mine. How the Precious Metal Went

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 7

For obvious reasons it would not do to mention the gold mine where the following incidents occurred, but this much may be said:—The mine is situated in New South…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Stock Exhange to-day opened again to a depressed market. A number of Barrier lines were extremely quiet. Copper scrip received a set…

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Rich Coal Find

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 10

A further development of Great Greta coal beds has taken place at Kurri Kurri. The A.A. Company, near Mount Tumbleby, struck a splendid seam of clean coal at a…

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