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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1911

484 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 25

A Gold Find

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A[?] new find 2000 miles east by north of Coolgardle, has been reported to the Mines Department by John Colreavy, who is prospecting with…

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Another Colliery Crisis. Prolonged Trouble Expected. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 3

The decision of the Chief Colliery Inspector to alter the present system of working tops in the Pelaw Main Colliery has caused the stoppage of work…

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Explosion in Mine. Five Men Killed. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 3

At Pittsburg, Kansas, five miners were killed by an explosion in a mine…

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Latest Wires The Barrier Miners. Wages Question Settled. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 3

The members of the A.M.A. at Broken Hill have agreer to sign a 4½ years' agreement with the mining companies…

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Cangai Copper Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 7

The manager (Mr. W. J. Mulligan) of the Grafton Copper Mining Co's Cangai copper mine has forwarded the following report to the secretary (Mr. W. A…

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Welsh Colliery Troubles. Serious Rioting. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

Serious rioting has taken place at the Cambrian Combine's colliery, South Wales, and many of the rioters and policemen were injured…

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Mining Disaster. Nine Men Killed. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 5

Nine miners were killed yesterday by a fall in the Slate Hazel mine near Cannosburg, U.S.A…

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Rioting of Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Serious rioting has occurred at the Cambrian Combine Colliery, Clydachvale. A mass meeting of workers condemned the Executive for arranging a…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 9

In the Warden's Court nt Copmanhurst, before Mr. Warden Peisley, H. G. Smalls application for suspension of labour conditions on mineral lease,…

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Cangai Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 9

The Manager reports:— Fine weather conditions prevailed for the week ending 18th inst., which was favourable for surface work. The roads dricd up considerably,…

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Latest Cables Welsh Colliery Riots. Miners' Revenge. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

Later particulars of the strike riots in Wales show that the strikers at Clydachvale fired a slaughterhouse, dragged a cart belonging to a…

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Colliery Explosion. a Terrific Shock. Vancouver, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

By the explosion of the magazine at a colliery in Buxton all the windows and crockery were broken and people thrown to the ground within a radius…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

The gold lease application of N. Glass, 7a., Moonee, has been approved. Rents on the following gold leases are due and if not paid within 30 days may be…

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Great Strike Threatened. 7000 Miners Affected. Vancouver, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

Plans are complete for a strike of all the union miners at Alberta and Eastern British Columbia. Seven thousand miners will be affected by the strike, which is…

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Mining Agent's Estate. Paid Up in Full. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

The latest bankruptcy notices gazetted at Fremantle (W. A.) show that Longford Doolette, the well-known mining agent, has paid up in…

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Cnnndian Coal Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 4

The conference between the Winnipeg mine owners and their employees on the questions of wages and the recognition of the unions, which has been…

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Newcastle Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Mines, Mr. Edden, said some collieries never turned a wheel for weeks at a time, and as far as the miners were concerned…

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State Coal [?] Up

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 7

Though some work is being carried out in connection with the projected State coul nilnes the proposal is practically in abeyance until the matter comes before…

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World's Coal Supply

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 8

A blue book issued by the Imperial Home Office shows that the world's out-put of coal during 1908 was 1,068,158,279 tons, and its value…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Monthly Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager of the Grafton Copper Mining Go's. Cangai Mine, has forwarded the following report to the secretary (Mr. W. A…

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