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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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Colliery Strike. Judge Scholes Despondent

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 3

When the Northern Compulsory Wages Board met at Newcastle on Thursday of last week the Court was crowded in expectation of an…

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Coal Owners Proposals

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 3

Mr. Cane, Secretary of the Colliery Proprietors Association, in a letter handed to the press, says "The resolution passed on Thursday last by…

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Colliery Strike. a Critical Situation. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 5

The situation in regard to the coal strike has reached a critical stage. Many of the miners are opposing the Delegate Board's proposal for…

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Coal Lumpers at Work

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 3

The coal lumpers resumed work on Saturday under the terms of the old agreement. They have been out over three months. The men worked…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 9

The Grafton Copper Co., Cangai, shipped this week from Grafton to Sydney 97 tons of high grade metal. The despatching from the mine for four weeks ending…

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The Coal Strike. A Deadlock Arrived at

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Compulsory Wages Board at Newcastle Judge Scholes announced that a deadlock had been reached regarding the negotiations…

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The Coal Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Mitchell, General Secretary of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association, has gone to Melbourne in connection with…

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The Coal Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Another development in connection with the Northern strike occurred yesterday, when the Wages Board was adjourned to enable…

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Coal at Katoomba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 6

A splendid coal seam has been discovered at Katoomba. After a great many failures during the past 18 months, an engineer in the employ of the…

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Colliery Strike. Sydney

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 4

Mr. Mitchell, General Secretary of the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemens' Association, has gone to Melbourne in connection with the…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Record Output

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager of the Grafton Copper Mining Co's Cangai mine, has forwarded his usual monthly report, as follows:--…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

Mr. G. Crispin, who returned to Grafton yesterday from a visit to the Pulganbar mine, brought some fine specimens of cinnabar taken from the mine. Contrary to…

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Government Coal Purchases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 10

Mr. Editor.—In your report of the Premier's address on 1st March appears the following:— A voice: Did you pay £2. 10s a ton for…

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The Coal Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Executive of the Labour Council has recommended that £3 per week be paid to the wife of each of the unionists imprisoned in connection…

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Alaskan Mining Disaster. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1910 · page 3

A terrific explosion occurred at the Treadwell mine, Alaska, in a magazine at the 11,000 ft. level, thirty miners being killed. The cause of the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 4

The gold leases of E. O'Dwyer and others, 8a., Churchill, and V. Haley and another, 10a., Cangai, are ready for delivery. A further advance of 5s per ton in the…

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The Coal Strike

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

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Northern Miners' Executive are anxious to end the strike at once. The position of the miners and their families is desperate, as relief…

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Pulganbar Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 4

Mr. Jno. F. Downey, manager of the above mine, has supplied the directors with the following report:--"I beg to report progress as…

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British Coal Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The Bishop of Llandaff, Dr. Hughes, urges the disputants in the South Wales coal trade to come to an agreement…

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The Coal Strike. All Negotiations Off

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When the Northern Miners' Wages Board met at Newcastle this morning Judge Scholes announced that he had been unable to…

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