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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1910

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The Mine Master's Heir or the Real John Smith. (All Right Reserved.) PART 13

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 May 1910 · page 7

At that moment the door opened and Dr. Barnes entered, his quick eye taking in the fact that the young people were evidently absorbed in…

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Mining

Nambucca News · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 8

Judging by the annual report of the Department of Mines, just published, very little mining is prosecuted in the mining division…

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Mining Warden's Court. Monday, May 2 -- Before Hon. E. A. Pery, Mining Warden

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 19

THERE is trouble in the mining camps in this district, and on Monday last the P.M. considered an objection lodged by William Sully against the granting of…

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The Mine Master's Heir (All Rights Reserved.) the Real John Smith. Part 14

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 May 1910 · page 7

Jessie would make a churning mistress. Alter all, he wasn't sorry that held promised to marry her. He had to be in York on Wednesday,…

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Mr. Watson on the Coal Strike

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 May 1910 · page 14

Speaking at the inauguration of the new Labor League, Mr. J. C. Watson referred to the late strike. He emphatically declared that the…

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Colliery Gatastrophe

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 5

An explosion took place in the Wellington pit, at Whitehaven, Cumberland, tat week. One hundred and thirty seven miners…

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Entombed. Colliery Disaster. Desperate Plight of 137 Men. in a Burning Mine Under the Sea. Heroic Work of Rescue. Terrible Disappointment. Rescue Parties Driven Back

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 6

The latest account states that there are 137 men emtombed in the Whitehaven mine. The experienced rescue parties which…

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The Mine Master's Heir (All Rights Reserved.) the Real John Smith. Part 15

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 7

"I'm sorry you have-lost your son, and sorry I was not here sooner," said Jack. "So am I, sir, because Ned wasn't…

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Trouble at Seaham Colliery

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 May 1910 · page 11

The Seaham Colliery at Newcastle, which employs 300 men, is idle to-day owing to the owners refusing to compensate the men for working…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1910 · page 13

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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The Mine Master's Heir (All nights Reserved.) the Real John Smith. Part 16

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1910 · page 7

Hall an hour later Anthony descended the hill, and going quickly through Witton, he turned along the road that led to the Wearside Hall,…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1910 · page 14

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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Prosecuting the Coal Vend

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 5

WRITS against several coat shipping companies, charging them with breaches of the Australian Industries Preservation Act, have…

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The Mine Master's Heir the Real Will SMITH. (An Rights Reserved.)

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1910 · page 7

"You happen to be called Smith, but you're not the only Smith in the world," "No; there's another Smith at…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 June 1910 · page 14

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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The Mine Master's Heil or the Real John Smith. Part 18. (All Rights Reserved.)

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 June 1910 · page 7

At that moment a man came hurrying towards him, and Thwaitesgazed at him as he paused, going it a smart pace—a tall, thin man,…

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Work to Be Resumed at Hetton Colliery

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 June 1910 · page 11

The Government officials having pronounced the Hetton Colliery safe under certain conditions work is to be resumed to-day after many…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 11 June 1910 · page 14

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 6

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys of 163 King Street Sydney, and 9 Queen Street Melbourne, report that the following applications for…

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The Mine Master's Heir the Real John Smith. (All Rights Reserved.) PART 19

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 7

Ah, there was no mistake this time. John Smith was a bad man, who would not hesitate to take life, and it was this man who had…

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