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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mount Browne Mine. Manager's Weekly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 4

The manager (Mr. C. G. Pearce) of the Mourn Browne Geld and Copper Mining Co's. mine, reports as follows for week ending 22nd…

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Common Among Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 8

"Like many other miners I contracted a severe chill through coming out of the hot mine into the cool air," says Mr. W. Crouch, of Tabina-street, Broken Hill,…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 3

The Manager reports as follows:—Three furnaces were in operation full time for the week ending 22nd inst. Nos. 2 and 3 smelted 162.4 tons of are and 50 tons of…

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Mount Browne Mine Manager's Weekly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1911 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Pearce, manager for the Mount Browne Gold and Copper Mining Co., reports as follows for the week ending July 28:--…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 2

The last crushing from Mr. Niel Glass' claim at Upper Bucca went a little over an ounce to the ton. Mount Browne Gold and Copper Mining Co…

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Veritable Gold Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Griffith, Minister for Works, declares that some contracts entered into by. the late Government and Mr. Hoskins were veritable…

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Miners' Demands

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Conference of the Scottish. Miners' Federation adopted five days' working, week, and demands that employers pay injured workmen full…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 3

One, of the chief difficulties attending the extraction of minerals from finely-ground material coining either from a crushingbattery, Huntingdon milli, or rolis, is…

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The Coal Vend

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Coal Vend case was re-opened to-day. Figure were quoted relating to the multiplicity of contracts for coal supplied for the…

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Mount Browne Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

Mr. C. G. Pearce, manager of the Mount Browne mine, reports as follows for the week ending August 5 :-- "The north drive was advanced 18in…

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Irresponsible Boys Again. Another Mine Thrown Idle. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

The wheelers' trouble at Wallsend Golliery has reached an acute stage, of the mine was stopped to-day owing to the wheelers refusing to wheel…

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[?] Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

The Manager reports:—Linking of the Federal shaft progressing satisfactory: present depth 186ft. Lode full width of shaft, carrying payable mineral both in…

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P. D. Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

Attention is drawn to an advertisement in this issue of the P. D. Mining Company, of which Mr. Thomas Willan, Freemason's Hotel, Grafton, is the Secretary…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

The Manager reports as follows: During the week No. 1 furnace was fired up and a new bottom melted in, next week this [?] will be put smelting ore, and when…

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The Coal Vend Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—During the hearing of the Coal Vend prosecution, Mr. Wise yesterday devoted himself to a close examination of the evidence affecting the…

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Mount Browse Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

The Manager reports for week ending 5th August, 1911, as follows:—"The north drive was advanced 1ft. 6in., for the week making a total of 2[?]ft. 6in. from the…

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N. S. Wales Mining Industry Suggestions for Further Activity

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 5

An awakening, and a sharp one, too, of the mining industry of New South Wales, notably in regard to the production of gold, and to a no lesser degree…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 2

Mr. W. A. McNeill (secretary to the Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd.) has received the following report, dated 8th Aug., from Mr. W. J…

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Trail of Coal Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 4

The trail of the Newcastle coal strike is over Australia's trade figures with India and Burmah. During 1910 the total Australian trade with India and…

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The Newcastle Miners. Question of Compulsory Training. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 3

A motion from the Stanford Merthyr miners' lodge against compulsory military service came before the Miners' Delegate Board. The Board…

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