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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Export of Coal Embargo. Deputation to Senator Peace. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

Replying to a deputation representing the coal miners in distress at Newcastle through the Coal export embargo. Senator Pearce…

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The War Germany's New Submarine Campaign. the Sunken Maloja. Torpedo, Not Mine. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

The chief officer of the Maloja is of opinion that the vessel was struck by a torpedo and not mined…

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Turks Preparing for Peace. Removing Mines From Dardanelles. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 3

Athens forwards an unconfirmed report that the Turks are removing the mines from the Dardanelles. It is also reported that two Turkish…

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The Clarence Gold Fields

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 6

I travelled from Sydney to Grafton in the North Coast Steamship Co.'s steamer Pulganbar, which left Sydney at 8 a.m. one day and entered the Clarence River at 8 a.m. the…

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Export of Gold

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 2

The Federal Treasurer has relaxed the restrictions imposed on the export of gold from the Commonwealth, and has communicated to the banks the following terms:--Any bank…

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Turks Preparing for Peace. Removing Mines From Dardanelles. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 4

Athens forwards an unconfirmed report that the Turks are removing the mines from the Dardanelles. It is also reported that two Turkish…

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Yet Another Strike. Kalgoorlie Mines Threatened Perth

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

Owing to the dispute over the wood supply, there is a danger of some of the mines at Kalgoorlie closing down owing to a lack of wood…

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Manganese Mine at Nana Glen

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 4

Good progress is being made at the above mine, the shaft having been sunk to a depth of between 20 and 30 feet. Seven men have been at work for the past fortnight. A…

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Further Attacks at Verdun. Heavy German Losses. Floating Mines in the Meuse. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 March 1916 · page 3

A Paris official message issued last night stated that several furious enemy attacks on Corbeaux wood were successfully repulsed by artillery and infantry; our machine guns causing great havoc in the enemy's ranks. Despite that their losses have been all out of proportion to value of their objective, the Germans launched their…

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Demand on Mining Shares. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 2

Excitement ran high on the Sydney Stock Exchange when a rush set in for scrip in the Broken Hill Proprietary Company chiefly on behalf of London and United States…

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Old Gold and Silver. an Interesting Fund. Will You Help?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1916 · page 1

This patriotic fund which was started in Sydney about the beginning of this year, with the Honorable Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as…

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"Cash Means Gold." American Financer Predicts Germany's Collapse

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 5

Addressing the Canadian Club (writes the Toronto correspondent of the "Central News"), Mr. C. W. Barron, President of the 'Wallstreet…

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Trouble with South Coast Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 5

The position of the coal industry on the South Coast has assumed a serious aspect. Four mines are idle, involving about 1000 miners. It is rumoured that if Parliament…

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Gold Find at Drake

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 4

At the Tenterfield Show there were shown some thirteen or more samples of gold obtained from a new find about 8 miles from Drake. Mr. [?]…

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Wanted Gold

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 3

A sensational shooting affray occurred at the London Bank at Ararat, Victoria, where a man named William Joy called at the…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund."

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

This Patriotic Fund which was started in Sydney about the beginning of this year, with the Honorable Sir W. P. Cullen, C. J., K.C.M.G.,…

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In the Baltic. Huns Lay New Mine Field. Prelude to North Sea Operations. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 5

The German paper "Kreuz Zeitung" contains a statement that a new German minefield has been laid in the southern part of the Sound (entrance…

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Mining Visitors

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 4

Included in the Sydney party who visited the Lionsville-Solferino goldfield was the ex-Prime Minister, Mr. J. C. Watson, who has for many years taken the keenest…

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Mr. Hughes in England. Greeting to Welsh Miners. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 March 1916 · page 3

Mr. Hughes, addressing a meeting of the Cymmrodarion Society at Cardiff, said that German ambition by the help of God and the might of Britain is not fated to succeed…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 March 1916 · page 5

There was stoppage, of work at all shipping in Sydney Harbour this afternoon, on the part of coal lumpers. The reason for cessation of bunkering has not been stated…

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