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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 6

The gold leases of E. Greonstreet, 10 acres, parish Bobo, and E. Greenstreet and another, 5 acres, parish Dalmorton, will be cancelled on 29th inst…

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Industrial Matters. Mining Wages Boards Congress of Labour Federation

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday—The dispute between the Master Printers' Association and the Letterpress Machinists' Union is to be referred to a Wages Board…

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Gold Mining. in the Orara Districts

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 2

Mining in the Coramba districts has received a great fillip lately. Seven applications for gold leases in parishes Bagawa, Towallum, Gundar,…

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Welsh Colliery Fire. Misery Through the Disaster

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 4

The fire at the Universal Colliery at Senngennhydd, Wales, has now been mastered, and the ventilatian of the mine has been improved. There…

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Weish Colliery Disaster. Search for Entombed Men. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 October 1913 · page 3

Exploring parties in the Universal Mine. Wales, are now within two thirds of a mile of where the most of the missing men were working at…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Copper in London was quoted: Buyers £74 7s 6d, sellers £74 12s 6d. A parcel of Mountain Maid gold sold…

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The Colliery Disaster. Brave Men Facing Death. Nearing the Seat of the Explosion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 23 October 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—After the first rescue parties had returned to the surface after the Senghenydd colliery explosion, they reported that the danger…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster Mine Full of Gas. Rescue Work Suspended. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 5

The exploring parties at the Universal Colliery, Senghenydd, Wales, have been compelled to suspend optrations for two days owing to the…

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Cangai Copper Mine. Manager's Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 4

The manager of the Cangai mine reports for the week ended 18th inst. : -- The air-compressing plant was…

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The Miners Alarmed. Other Pits Affected. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 5

Alarmed by the Senghenydd disaster, the miners employed at the Llanhilleth Colliery, Pontypool, Wales, have appointed a committee…

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Another Mine Explosion. 280 Men Entombed. Five Rescued Alive. Vancouver, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 5

A terrific explosion wrecked the Stag Canon Fuel Company's mine at Dawson, New Mexico, entombing 280 miners. Five were rescued alive…

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Colliery Disaster. Rescue Party Overcome

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—Extraordinary ineidents followed the entrance to the Senghenydd mine. A number of prominent mining officials descended to take a…

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Cangai Miners Award

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday,—The award dealing with the Cangai copper miners, which will remain in force until July 10, 1914, has been gazetted…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Copper in London was quoted, buyers £74 IOS, sellers £74 1SS…

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Terrific Explosion in Mine. London

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 2

A terrific explosion wrecked the Stag Canon Fuel Co.'s mine at Dawson, New Mexico. Two handred and eighty miners…

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Grafton Copper Mining Co., Ltd

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 9

The manager reports for the week ended 18th instant:—The air compressing plant was started this week and the winzes and stopes unwatered. Sinking was…

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American Mine Disaster 25 Rescued Alive. 250 Still Missing. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1913 · page 3

Fourteen dead bodies have been recovered from the Stag Capon Fuel Co's, mine at Dawson (New Mexico), where an explosion entombed 280…

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MINING. Mountain Maid Gold Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1913 · page 4

Report for fortnight ended 18th October:— Shaft sunk a further 12ft for the fortnight; total depth 45ft. Still in good sinking ground, 43 tons of ore (first) now…

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Dawson Colliery Explosion

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 October 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—No definite information is yet available regarding, the exact number of men killed im thej explosion at the Stag Canon Mine in Dawson,…

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Welsh Colliery Disaster. Rescuers Still at Work. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1913 · page 3

The Universal Colliery at Senghenydd is still in flames, and the actual extent over which the fire has spread is unknown. The exploring…

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