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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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The Bullfinch Goldfields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 November 1910 · page 5

Breaking away from the prevailing quietness amongst the leases on the Bullfinch line, Mr. Wallace, manager of the Derwent Jack, has begun sinking, and at a…

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Sir J. H. Carruthers' Views Not Opposed to State Coal Mine. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 3

Sir J. H. Carruthers said yesterday that he thought Mr. McGowen would be sorry he ever touched the question of the Industrial Disputes Act. As…

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The Price of Coal. Proprietors Playing "Canny." Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 3

The Colliery Proprietors' Association which met at Newcastle yesterday refrained from fixing the selling price of coal in view of the application which…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike. Men Leave Work Wiyhout Notice. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 3

Without any warning all the coal-lumpers in Port Jackson left work at 6 o'clock last night, refusing to work overtime…

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The Bullfinch Gold Mine. A Mining Basquet

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Bullfinch Proprietary Co. entertained a representative gathering of mining public men. In responding to the toast by the…

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The State Coal Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The area which contains the coal deposits referred to by the Premier, available for a State coal mine, is the National Park, on the South…

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Industrial Information. Abermain Colliery Dispute

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 6

The conference that has beer[?] dealing with the dispute at the Abermain colliery came to a conclusion, and Judge Scholes, who presided, gave his decision…

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Replacing Newcastle Coal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 4

All doubts concerning the quality of the Powlett coal (Victoria), are being set at rest by the experiences of the Railway Department and those public bodies to whom…

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The Welsh Coal Strike. A Tragic State of Affairs

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 5

The Labourites have hotly demanded the withdrawal of troops. They complained that the police interfered with picketin[?] Mr. Churchill replied that very deter[?]…

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Mine Manager Killed

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 4

A shocking railway fatality took place on the Pelaw Main to Hexham railway. Robert Arbuckle, manager of the Pelaw Main colliery, and…

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Rich Gold Find

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 4

A rich find has been located at Dalmorton. A parcel sent to Sydney for assay showed a return of l2ozs. 10dwts. to the ton, which is…

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Fatality at Cessnock Mine Manager's Brother Killed. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 5

At Cessnock, George Barnes, 28, a brother of the manager of the Heddon- Greta colliery, was killed this morning by being run ove[?]by the hauling…

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Fatal Search for Gold. Prospectors' Hardships. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 5

Scores of prospectors are dead and many are dying on the trails to the South Porcupine gold camps as a result of starvation and exposure…

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Bullfinch Gold Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 10

Excitement at sever heat. Everyone at SOuthern Cross on Monday was rushing about pegging or applying for leases, adjusting options, bargaining, dealing, or…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 4

It will be learned with regret by mining men in the various States of the Commonwealth, as well as in New Zealand, that Mr. John Howell died at Denver,…

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The Coal Lumpers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Notwithstanding that the coal lumpers endorsed the action of the delegates in arriving at a working agreement with the southern…

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Inspection of Mines by Workmen

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 4

At a meeting of the Executive Council general rule 6 (b) of the Mines Inspection Act, 1901, was amended to provide for periodical inspection on behalf…

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In the Rush for Gold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Scores of prospectors are lying dead, and many others dying of starvation through exposure on the trails to the South Porcupine gold…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 4

The manager reports for week ending 12th instant:— Three furnaces were at work full time. Nos. 1 and 3 smelted 205 tons of ore,…

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An Ingenious Mining Prospector

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 1

AN incident during the wet weather was an ingenious puddling effort on the part of an enterprising spirit on the new goldfield in West Australia…

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