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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Mining at Drake

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

A resident of Drake informs us that the Adeline mine will shortly commence smelting. It is expected that about 1000 tons of ore will be treated. and the…

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Peace. Allies' Newspapers Unanimous. "Germany's Thirst for Blood and Gold." London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 3

The newspapers chorus their approval of the reply to the German Peace Note, which finally cleared the air, and created the best impression among all the Allies,…

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Daylight Saving. Cobar Miners Refuse to Obey. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

The secretary of the Federated Miners' Union states that the miners at Cobar refused to fall into line with the daylight saving scheme, and yesterday started…

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Mining Near Cangai. Trouble Over Leases. Mr. Greenberg's Little Mistake. Grafton Warden's Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 6

The P.M., Mr. J. L. Shropshire, yesterday sat at Grafton as warden to report on the application of Henry Greenberg to have a couple of mining leases cancelled…

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[?]Mining [?] Warden [?] Prestond

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 8

[?]Grafton, on [?] before Mr., J. L. [?] Warden, an in[?]ning a complain…

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Mine Laying. German Accusation Scouted. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent, Thursday: Dutch papers scout the German accusation of the British laying mines. No sane person would believe Britain…

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Norway. Coal Importation Prohibited. Press Perturbed. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

Great Britain has issued a prohibition against coal to Norway. The British Legation at Christiana explains that this step is due to the unsatisfactory manner…

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More Coal Trouble. Coalies Will Not Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

A number of colliers are at anchor in harbor waiting to load gas coal from Newcastle, but no coalies have put [?] an appearance at Mortlake since…

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Britain and Norway. Stoppage of Coal Supplies. [?]Rwegtan Indignation. [?]Hagen. Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 7

[?]of the stoppage of the Norway, several Nor-spapers attack the British Christiana. Others assault…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike. Enforcing the Law. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

Industrial law is to be put into full operation with Regard to the strike of coal lumpers at Mortlake gasworks. The Minister for Industry points out that…

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German Proposal. to Administer Australia and Seize Gold Coast and the Soudan. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Amsterdam says most German newspapers are busy discussing how to punish England, who is solely to blame for the peace…

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Coal Lumpers Idle. Strike at Gas Works. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 3

No unloading of the coal at the gasworks at Mortlake (Parramatta River) was done by the coal lumpers on Saturday. The dispute is as to whether…

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Colliery Troubles. Owners to Meet Men. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3

The Northern Coalowners have agreed to meet the colliery mechanics to discuss the men's claims…

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Mining. Decrease of £103,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3

The mineral yield of New South Wales for last year shows a comparatives de-increase in value of [?]103,000…

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Allies' Gold Strength. Three Times Greater Than Germany's. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1917 · page 3

Samuel Montagu and company's bullion' circular shows that at the end of, 1916 the gold in banks in Germany to talled £126,000,000, while the Bank of…

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Allies' Gold. a Hard Nut to Crack. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

The Allies' holdings in gold are estimated at £557,072,000, as compared with £15,954,000 announced by the German Reichs Bank. The British Empire…

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Rich Gold Find. at Sunny Corner. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

A discovery of rich gold near Sunny Corner is reported. (Sunny Corner is in the Bathurst district, the scene of the first gold…

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Wonderful Gold Discovery. Sunny Corner Comes Again. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

A sensation was caused at Sunny Corner to-day by the arrival of a prospector with a rich bunch of quartz, which is more than half gold. The discovery was made by…

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Heat in Sydney. Coal Gents Cease Work. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 5

It was another sweltering day in the city to-day. The temperature reached 96 degrees in the shade. Many cases of sunstroke are reported. The coalies…

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Sunny Corner Gold Find. Interesting Prospector's Story. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

An interesting story attaches to gold discovered at Sunny Corner. One prospector, Alexander Gray, was chasing his horse in the bed of a creek when the…

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