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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

297 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 15

Victorian Mine Disaster. Magazine Explodes and Kills Seven Men

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 7

The Great Extended Hustlers mine, Bendigo, was on Saturday the scene of an accident unparalleled in the annals of Bendigo mining. Seven men were killed by the…

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Alleged Gold Stealing. From Battery Plates

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 2

At Copmanhurst, before the P.M., Mr. H. Malone, John McAnultz was charged with stealing good from the lottery places at Pucka gold…

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Beach Gold-Dredging. Operations Near Yamba

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 2

As briefly mentioned in these columns, a Sydney syndicate has applied for two leases of 50 acres each on the beach south of Yamba,…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 3

On Friday Mr. F. E. McGuren will submit the interest in the Mount Browne Copper Mine, together with the plant and [?]achinery…

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Little Nymboida Gold. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 4

Sir,--I beg small space in your valuable paper to express my views on an article published in the "Argus" of Friday, May 1st, by a…

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Eastern Dorrigo Gold

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 7

Two months ago a new reef of gold bearing stone was found at. Eastern Dorrigo by Mr. Benny, and already there are 20 claims pegged out in the vicinity…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 2

May outputs of West Australian mines include: Great Boulder, 17,686 tons, gold valued at £46,809; expenditure, £20,878. Golden Horseshoe, 27,108 tons, gold valued…

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Sly Groggeries on Goldfields

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—Speaking about the drink traffic, Rev. Taylor, of Kalgoorlie, told the General Presbyterian Assembly that there were 300 sly groggeries on the…

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Cangai Copper Mine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 2

The manager of the Cangai mine reports for two weeks ended May 9 :--A level winze was timbered and sunk a further 5ft. 6in. and is now…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 8

The Pulganbar Quicksilver and Copper Mining Co. have applied to mine, on private land (portion 11 of 1a. 14¾per.), and the application has been refused…

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Closing Down of Montana Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Montana mine at Zeehan (Tas.) has closed down. The company paid £200,000 in dividends, £500,000 in wages, and £12,000 in improvements…

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Mining Industry Decadent. Harsh and Tyrannical Labour Covenants

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 3

"Far hills are greenest," misquoted a coutemporory the other day. Mining men will readily subscribe large [?] money to work tin shows in Malaya or Siam. But…

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Mining. Little Nymboida Field

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 2

A number of fresh claims have been pegged out at the new field oi Little Nymhada, and some very rich results are reported. The Litele…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 21 May 1914 · page 4

The Gold Escort from Hillgrove brought 300 ozs of the precious metal into Armidale last week. There are 100 Europeans and 30 Chinese…

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Mine Closed

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 2

The Montana Mine at Zeehan, Tasmania, has closed down. The company paid £200,000 in dividends, £500,000 in wages, and £12,000 in…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 4

At the Warden's Court, Copmanhurst, on Wednesday, before the Mining Warden, six applications by G. H. Blakemore, of 10 Costlereagh-street, Sydney, for authority to…

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Strike at Cangai Mine

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The following telegram was published in the "Sun":—"Davis, secretary of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, has been notified of industrial…

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Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 5

The directors of the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co. declared a dividend off 50,000, being 1s per share (free of income tax). At Emmaville, the big fall in the price…

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Mining

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1914 · page 2

Mr. Packer and party, of the Little Nymboida field, are having a parcel of 20 tons of ore put through at Karangi battery (Milne's). The party…

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Pulganbar Copper Mining Co

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 4

The Secretary reports that the Directors visited the mine on the 21st May, and found the work going on satisfactorily. The reducing plant was working smoothly and…

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