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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Cangal Copper Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 4

Mr. J. O. Armstrong, the acting-manager of the Grafton Copper Mining's Co.s Cangai mine, reports to the secretary (Mr. W. A.McNeill), as…

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Long Tunnel Mine. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 3

The now famous Long Tunnel Mine at Gundagi continues to yield sensational returns. The yield from 3 cwt. of picked specimens from the 250…

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Germany Buying Coal. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 3

It is rumored at Cardiff (Wales), that German agents have purchased fifty thousand tons of steam coal…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

The Grafton Copper Co. at the sale on Saturday at Fine Flour purchased the [?] of the Gordon Brook Copper Co. Mining matters are [?] up at…

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Big Rush for Coal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—During the last fortnight, there was a great rush of orders to Newcastle and Maitland Collieries, doubtless due to the scare…

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Colliery Crisis Closing. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1911 · page 3

The Hetton Colliery (Newcastle), trouble is drawing to an end. The wheelers have intimated that they are prepared to resume work on the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

A splendid depth of wash—6ft.—is showing in the 300ft. crosscut, at the eastern workings of the Vegetable Creek in mine. The wash averaged 5ft. thick, in the…

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British Broken Hill Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

The British mine has apparently scored another good point by its developments at the 800ft. level No. 134 bore going in south-west, first passed through 43ft. of…

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Tin Mining Industry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 September 1911 · page 2

Nothing could be more opportune than the publication of the admirable monograph by Mr. J. E. Carne, Assistant Government Geologist, bearing the title…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 5

Mr. J. O. Armstrong, acting manager of the Grafton Copper Mining Co's. Cangai mine, reports to the secretary (Mr. W. A. McNeill) as…

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Mount Browne Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Pearce, manager of the Mount Browne Copper and Gold Mining Co's. mine at Karangi, reports to the secretary (Mr. W. A.McNeill) for…

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Mount Brown Mining Co

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 4

The manager reports for the week ending Saturday last:— No work was done in the faces or drives for the week, the men being emyloyed in…

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He in the Gold Lace. in Ten Languages at Once

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 3

The German count was, as he always was, worrying: about his German newspapers. The newly married couple from Cope[?]hagen were standing in the crowd…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 2

The gold lease of H. Meskill, 25 acres, Dalmorton, has been declared void. Grafton Copper Mining Co., The acting-Manager reports:—Three…

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Original. a Goldfield's Sketch. Hopper's Benefit

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 September 1911 · page 8

"Come on, rouse yourself, Hopper." It was 6 a.m. time for a camp sergeant to be astir. The other occupant of my tent vouchsafed a sleepy grunt…

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Lyell Miners Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 September 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—All the men employed at the Mt. Lyell mines struck work on Saturday. the mines and smelters are idle. The immidiate…

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Another Coal Crisis. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 3

An upheaval in the coal trades of the South Coast is threatened owing to the reduced hewing rate. A special meeting of the Miners'…

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More Miners Wanted. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 3

Interviewed regarding the statement cabled to Errand that there was plenty of room for miners in Australia, Mr. A. R. Cant, the secretary…

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A Mining Disaster. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 3

Through a stage collapsing at the Chaffers Mine. West Australia, Thomas Denman was killed and Geo. McCleod severely injured…

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South Coast Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An upheaval in the coal trade on the South Coast is threatened owing to the reduced hewing rate. A special meeting of the…

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