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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—Copper in London was quoted at £7d 2s 6d, Michael Gore, aged 101, died at Gore, N.Z…

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Keeping Us Poor. [?]Avy Gold Exports. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 5

the past year gold to the va[?] £12,046,112 was exported Commonwealth to the Un[?]agdom. From Fremantle…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 2

No question is of more importance to the copper mines of Australia than the course of the metal markets. That for copper is regulated by the operations of…

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Gold Exports

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—During the past year gold valued at £12,000,000 sterling, was exported from the Commonwealth to the United Kingdom, of which nearly four…

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MINING. Grafton Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 3

Shareholders in the Grafton Copper Mine at Cangai have every reason to be pleased with the lode developments during the past year. These have been of a sound…

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Chinese Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Dr. Woolnough, makes some severe comments on the Chinese mining methods in the Northern Territory. He declares they make admirable…

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Hand-back Gold and Prec[?] Stones

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 3

In the pocket of [?] the hand-bag [?] the "Daily Telegraph"). [?] of to-day is not [?]…

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Maitland Coal Miners. Trouble Expected. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

Trouble is expected on the Maitland coalfield in consequence of the refusal of the miners to wait any longer for the joint committee to…

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Southern Miners Dissatisfied. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 3

Mr. A. A. Hysaght, the well-known Wollongong solicitor, has been selected by the southern miners as a candidate for the State Parliament…

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Mining. Mount Morgan Gold-copper Mine. Starting a New Career

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

After something like 30 years strenuous work, during 26 years of which dividends have been regularly, paid, the Mount Mor gan Gold-mining Company has practically…

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Palganber Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

At the second annual general meeting of sharecholders in the Pulganbar Quicksilver and Copper Mining Company. Ltd., the Chairman, Mr. E. S. Francis, stated that…

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A Prosperous Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

At the annual picnic of the South mine (Broken Hill) employees, about 500 persons were present. Mr. A. Fairweather. said the high price of metals, and the…

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Meeting of Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.— Three thousand miners attended an aggregate meeting at Weston, near Maitland, to-day. There was a decided appeal to the Chairman of…

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The Coal Crisis. Mines Laid Idle for a Meeting. the Owners Indignant. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 3

The miners held an aggregate meeting at Weston, in the Maitland district, yesterday, when 3000 men attended. It was decided to appeal to…

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Miners' Troubles

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Both the Borwood and Burwood Extended collieries are idle. Wheelers at the Burwood colliery made a demand for shorter…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Copper in London was quoted at £76 10s. Writes the Lismore correspondent of the "R.R. Express": "There is no concealing…

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The Coal Crisis. Preutation to Registrar. Sydney. Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 5

Dissatisfied with Mr. Hibble's answer to the West Maitland miners' deputation yesterday, several of the deputation have left for Sydney to…

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As Good as a Gold Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 9

Professor White estimates that no fewer than 400,000,000 gas mantles are used every year, and as these gas-mantles cannot be manufactured without a substance…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Copper in London was quoted at £75 2s 6d…

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Gold Robbery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The analysis of the lead substituted for gold during the transit of a consignment of two hundred thousand sovereigns from London…

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