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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines
325 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 17
After the last big storm in the coal industry there came the usual calm. Then, following a period of peace, during which some of the lost markets were recovered and many more were not, wheelers, miners and others engaged in the industry began to find fault with their working…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister for Mines and Industry (Mr. Baddeley) says he can see no difficulty in the way of a general resumption of work on the coal fields…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All the northern mines are still idle, the reason being that the miners' officials have not notified the owners of the result of the aggregate meetings. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All collieries on the South Maitland coalfields will resume operations on Monday, with the exception of Hebburn No. 1, where the men are demanding certain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. J. Sweeney, miners' district secretary, states that gas has been discovered in Wongawilli mine, which hitherto had been regarded as a non- gaseous mine and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →All collieries, with the exception of Hebburn No. 1 and Cessnock No. 2, resumed work to-day. At Cessnock No. 2 a dispute occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →According to a report, issued to-day by the Under-Secretary for Mines, Mr. F. S. Mance, the value of the output of minerals for the year was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four mines are still idle on the northern coldfields, and about 1000 men are affected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Because of the alleged presence of gas, there was no work at Glen Ayr mine today. It is stated that in one bore three per…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It transpires that the discovery of gas at Glen Ayr mine on Tuesday was attended by sensational circumstances. One man collapsed as a result of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The verdict in the Millcrton mine disaster was that death, in each case, was due to acute carbon monoxide posioning; also, to the fact of the men's faliure to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Because a pit boy was dismissed for insolence his mates at the Aberdare Central colliery refused to work. This dislocated the work at the mine, and all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About 200 miners are entombed as the result of an explosion at the Marine colliery, at Gwm Eddwvale, in Wales, early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Exceptional activity is being experienced in the in the tinfields in Emmaville and neighboring contres, owing to the high price ruling for tin. Hall's Lead is a tin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →While digging a we at Parkerville, about 20 miles from Perth, an Old miner came upon a rich gold lode. Already a large area has been pegged out and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TWO SIMULTANEOUS MINE DISASTERS WHICH OCCURRED TO-DAY, ONE IN MONMOUTH, WALES, AND THE OTHER IN…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALL HOPE WAS DEFINITELY ABANDONED AT 9 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, FOR ANY OF THE 45 MINERS ENTOMBED IN THE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A message from Newcastle spates that unless the Coal Tribunal consents to hear the, claims of the northern wheelers with in seven days a "darg" will be imposed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rescue parties, which were threatened at every step with the deadliest. gas, managed to penctrate a wall of rock and located 24 of the 29 bodies in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There are still 12 bodies to be recovered front Cwm colliery. The inquest was opened and adjourned. The coroner paid a tribute to the heroism…
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