Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Mining & the mines, all years

Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 16

Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 8

The gold leases of the Garibaldi Consolidated G.M. Co., 12 and 1a. 2r., parish Churchill, will be cancelled on 5th May. An advance statement of the progress of…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Late Wires. Coal Miners Idle. Depression in Trade. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 2

Owing to trade depression, hundreds of the Newcastle coal miners are out of work. The coal trade is in an unprecedently bad condition. Only five…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Evans' Head Coal

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 5

Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., has been officially informed as follows:--With reference to your communication dated the 17th instant, enclosing a…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Gold for Iron. Germans Revive Ancient Custom

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 6

Reviving a custom of 100 years ago, the German-Americans of San Francisco will give gold for iron, in aid of the German relief work (says the Examiner)…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Coal at Evans Head

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 11

Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., has been officially informed:—"With reference to your communication dated the 17th inst., onclosing a request by the Woodburn Progress…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

An Interesting Case to Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—After a hearing extending over seven days, a party of mining contractors won a case at Perth against curtain unions, union officials and members…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Mining. Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 8

Re application for a dredging lease by Gibbons and others was set down for hearing before the Warden yesterday. The Warden stated that he had a communication from the…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

South Coast Coal Strike. Relief Pay Distributed. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1915 · page 3

Relief pay is being distributed among the Corrimal and Coalcliff [South Coast] mine employees. The money is being raised among other miners, who are…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Mines and Miners' Wages. Danger of Closing Down

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 May 1915 · page 3

A Victorian mining man, giving evidence before the Wages Board, declared that if the cost of working was substantially increased most of the mines in the State would have…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

A Colliery Flooded. Rendered Idle for Months. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 5

A fall occurred in the roof of the Sneddon Colliery at Wallsend (Newcastle) yesterday. The water found its way into the pit, flooding the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

British Destroyer Sunk. Struck a Mine London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 3

The British destroyer Maori struck a mine off the Belgian coast and went down…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Slackness in the Coal Trade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Slackness of trade is being reported with monotonous regularity in connection with the coal-mining industry in Newcastle. Unprecedented shortage in…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

MINING. Garibaldi Consolidated Gold Mines

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 4

Mauager's report for four weeks ending 5th inst.: Main level advanced 3ft., now in 225ft west of crosscut; reef 12ins; country getting harder. G lovel advanced 13ft. 6in., and tim…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1915 · page 4

The gold lease triplication of W. Se[?]ombe and another, 2a., Bagawa, is refused. The visual notices re rents overdue on the following are published in the "Gazette":—…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

No Work with Enemy Subjects. Coal Lumpers to Decide. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 3

The coal lumpers will hold a meeting to-morrow to consider whether they will continue to work any longer with Germans, Austrians or Turks…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

New Submarine. Type That Lays Mines

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 3

Submarines 61 and 62 have been put through a series of severe engine tests while moored in Brooklyn navy Yad says an American paper). These two undersea boas, together with their…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Broken Hill Miners

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A mass meeting of miners at Broken Hill agreed to the following proposal by the Mining Managers' Association and companies:—"We are…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

World's Gold Production

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 4

The output of the gold mines of the world last year was £1,472,874 lower than in 1[?]13. The value of the mineral won for 1914 was £91,061,077, so that the percentage in full…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Mining in New South Wales

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Under-Secretary for Mines has furnished a return showing the quantity and value of silver, lead, zinc, concentrates, copper, tin and coal, exported…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

French Mine-layer Mined. Sixty-five Survivors Rescued London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

The French minelayer Casablanca struck, a mine in the Aegean Sea sank. The captain and sixty-four of the crew were picked up by a British…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →