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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 4

The usual notification respecting payment of rent on S. Thompson's gold lease of 1 acre, Bagawa; E. O'Mealley's two of 1a., each, Moonee, and O. Cunningham's…

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Miners' Disputes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Colliery proprietors have notified the miners' leaders that they have decided to meet the Miners' Executie in conference to-morrow…

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Mining in the Northern Territory

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 3

Mr. Playford, chief mining warden in the Northern Territory, stated that gold, copper, silver, lead, and wolfram are the chief minerals of the north country. In…

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The Source of Energy. Importance of Coal

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 5

It has been said that the prosperity and happiness of the British Empire, and indeed its very existence, are bound up in available…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 4

The mineral lease of P. Landrigan, 40 acres, parish Coff, will be refused on 20th instant. Cangai Copper Mine…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 3

A terrible explosion occurred in the Knoxvilse, U.S., and the mine is Grass Mountain Mine, near Briceville, seething furnace. There are 150 mi[?]…

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Great Cobar Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The General Manager of the Great Cobar, Limited, points out that the Company is not only the biggest copper mine in Australia, but is…

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Gold Reserve

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Sydney Chamber of Commerce has protested to the Federal Government against any tampering with the gold reserve held against…

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Mine Explosion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At Tennessee, van explosion occurred in the Cross Mountain Mine, whereby many were entombed. Five were rescued alive…

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Australia's Gold Coinage

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Perth (W.A.), Mint report for 1910 states that the issues of gold coin from the branch mints in Australia and Canada totalled…

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Mining. Great Cobar, Ltd

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 14 December 1911 · page 2

Mr. H. C. Bellinger, the general manager of Great Cobar, Limited, is now in Sydney, and, as there have been attacks upon the company in London, which have been…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Acting Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 4

Mr. C. G. Pearce, acting manager of the Cangai Mine for the Grafton Copper Mining Coy., Ltd., reports on December 12 to the…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 10

The following gold leases are ready for delivery:—G. S. Beardmore 15 acres, Pocupar, J. E. Payne 5 acres, Pocupar. Rents are due on the following leases,…

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A Powerful Body. Coal Miners of Australia

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 2

A conference of representatives of southern of the northern southern and western districts of New South Wales, the Miners'…

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Coal-Miners' Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At a conference of coal miners' delegates, it is understood the colliery's modified minimum wage proposals were under consideration. They…

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The Barrier Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Broken Hill, the A.M.A. passed a resolution that in the event of a member of the Association being killed in any mine, the whole…

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Miners on Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 December 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At Bulli some 800 men and boys and a fleet of collier steamers are thrown idle. All the miners went to work as usual, and an hour…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Report

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

Mr. J. O. Armstrong, manager of the Cangai mine for the Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd., has resumed duty and reports to the secretary (Mr. W…

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The Coal Vend Case. Justice Isaacs' Judgment. Sydney

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

Mr. Justice Isaacs, in the High Court to-day. commenced the delivery of his long-deferred judgment in the Coal and Shipping Vend case…

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[?]gal Copper Mining Co

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

The manager Cangai Copper mine reports; Two furnaces worked full time for the week, treating 175 tons 15 cwt of ore of 10.8 per cent producing, 33 tons of [?]…

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