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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 9 of 25

The Coal Vend

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 April 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The proceedings in connection with the Coal Vend yesterday were, dull and dreary. No witnesses were examined, and the whole…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Magager's Monthly Report

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

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager of the Grafton Copper Mining Co's Cangai Mine, reports to the secretary (Mr. W. A. McNeill) :--…

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The Coal Vend Cases. John Haynes in the Box. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1911 · page 5

The High Court resdmed the hearing of evidence in the Vend prosecution late yesterday afternoon, the first witness being John Haynes,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 10

The mineral lease of E. E. Peel, 8[?]a., parish Richmond, has been cancelled. The gold lease of W. H. Robinson and another, 5a., Moonee, is ready for…

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The Coal Vend

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Crown resumed hearing evidence in the Coal Vend prosecution late yesterday. The first witness was Mr. John Haynes…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 10

The Malinger reports:—"Mining for the four weeks ended 22nd instant was carried on in a moderate scale, the requirements of the furnaces being easily met…

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More Coal Trade Trouble. Five Collieries Idle. Sydney, Tuesday Night

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

All the four collieries of the Teralba series--the Pacific, Shadda, Northumberland, and Northern Extended-- were idle again to-day and are likely…

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The Coal Dispute

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 5

The coal owners of South Wales have declined the Miners' Federation proposal that the Cambrian dispute be referred toarbitration, on the ground that they…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Mulligan, manager ox the Grafton Copper Mining Cos. Cangai mine, has forwarded the following report to the secretary (Mr…

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The Coal Vend Cases. Breeze in Court. Sydney, Thursday Night

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

In the High Court to-day, during the hearing of the Coal Vend cases, Mr. Starke, junior counsel for the prosecution referred contemptuously to…

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Sanitation in Mines. an Inquiry to Be Held, Sydney, Thursday Night

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

The Minister for Mines (Mr. Edden) has ordered a strict investigation into the alleged shocking lack of sanitation in the South Coast coal…

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Newcastle Coal Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 4

The President of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, in his address before the annual meeting, referred to the dulness of the coal trade for many…

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The Coal Vend

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the Coal Vend case the whole of yesterday was devoted to the production of evidence respecting the South Australian…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 10

The Manager reports under dale 29th April:—In the mine stoping was carried on over the eastern end of D. level, while filling proceeded at the…

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Fire in a Mine. Miners Entrapped. Vancouver. Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 3

A mine in the neighborhood of Negaunee is on fire. Five men are known to be, dead, and others are entrapped…

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Long Tunnel Mine Another Rich Gold Find. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 3

Another phenomenal find of gold in the Long Tunnel Mine at Gundagaiis reported The discovery was made five feet below the 200 feet level…

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Australia's Gold Romance

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 4

If the ordinary person were told that £520,000,000 worth of gold had been won from Australia during the last sixty years he prohaply…

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Lost for Forty Days Miners' Terrible Experiences. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 3

Three miners who were lost in Western Canada for forty days as the result of a bl[?]zzard, went through terrible suffering…

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Pelaw Mine Strike

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—In Melbourne a meeting of the men on strike in the Pelaw Main Colliery was held. The miners' officer said the executive of…

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Over a Thousand Miners Idle

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 2

A serious condition of unrest is rapidly making itself manifest in the coal mining industry at Newcastle. On Friday out of a pay drawn for a small…

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