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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Latest Telegrams. a Colliery Fatality. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1910 · page 3

A miner named John McLean, aged 44, was killed by a fall of coal in the Pelaw Main Colliery yesterday, and Peter Broomfield was seriously…

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Extensive Gold Frauds

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Gold dust thefts, extending over many years, and estimated at many million kornen, have been discovered at Count Harcourt de Gotha's Hungarian…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 4

Reports from Emmaville, state that 12 tons of tin and nine tons of wolfram were despatched from the Deepwater railway station. Elliott and party have discovered a…

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New Guinea Gold Fields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A report has been furnished to the External Affairs Department on the gold discoveries in Papua. Persons contemplating visiting the fields…

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Assistance to Mining. Deputation to Mr. Hogue

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 April 1910 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a deputation, consisting of Messrs. S. See, W. Stevenson, A. Thompson, J. Carter, P. Kritsch, G. Crispin, J. See, W. J. Puddicombe, W. McNeill,…

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A Mining Disaster LONDON. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 April 1910 · page 5

As a result of an explosion in the Mulga Mine in Alabama, U.S.A., forty men were entombed. It is reported that 25 lives were…

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Forty Miners Entombed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday. Evening.—An explosion in the Mulga mine, near Birmingham, U.S.A., resulted in 40 men being entombed. It is reported that 25 lives were…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 4

Our Shark Creek correspondent writes: Many years ago gold has been won in different localities between Yamba and the Little River south. Men of experience have…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

The mineral lease of G. H. Fowler and others, 10a., parish Richmond, has been approved. The gold lease of J. Lindberg, 5a.,…

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Coal Find at Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 5

CORAMBA, Monday.—An important discovery of coal has been made near Coramba. At the Warden's office to-day two applications were lodged for leases of 640…

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Buried in a Mine. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 3

Two men, named Peter Graham and Henry Kielrane, were buried by a fall of earth at the 1500 feet level in the Great Boulder mine at Kalgoorlie…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 4

The manager of Cangai mine reports as follows for the four weeks ending 23rd instant:—Driving, was continued in D west, the south lode being followed, which was…

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Coal Find at Coramba

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 4

An important discovery of coal has been made near Coramba. At the Warden's office on Monday two applications were lodged for leases of…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster. 500 Men Entombed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 5

Five hundred miners have been entombed at Tinybedu Colliery, Wales, as the result of the breaking of the cage. Endeavours are being made to…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Monthly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager of the Grafton Copper Mining Co's. Cangai Mine, forwards the following report:--…

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Our Mineral Wealth. Coal Disco Veeed at Glenreagh

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 2

Surpiting information was made available in Coramba on Holiday that the Warden's Clerk had received applications for two coalmining leases in the parish of Waihon,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 9

The manager of the Pulganbar mine reports for fortnight ending April 23rd as follows:—No. 4 shaft: Completed whip; sunk 5ft., total 80ft. No. 1 shaft. Drive…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1910 · page 4

The following applications have been lodged at the Warden's Clerk's office, Coramba, during the week:—Richard Crabbe, jun., mineral lease (coal), 640 acres, parish…

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Victorian State Coal Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. Watt, the State Treasurer, is opposed to a monopoly by the Government in the coal industry. Interviewed, he said his opinion was that…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Broken Hill Proprietary Co., in their half-yearly balance-sheet, show a nett loss of £2733. In London on Monday copper at three…

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