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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Mining Boom at Tumut. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 March 1916 · page 3

The Geological Surveyor submitted to the Minister for Mines a report on the Tumut mining field, which has recently developed a boom. The Surveyor says that so far the…

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Output of Broken Hill Mines. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 5

The Minister for External Affairs states that all Broken Hill mines but one have now joined the Associated Smelters, either as partners or customers on a co-operative…

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The Sappers' War. Terrible Fights in Pits Caused by Mines. Paris, Jan. 27

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 8

"After a new series of mine explosions, accompanied by a very violent bombardment, the Germans delivered an attack on a front of about 1500 yards. . . . At two points…

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Guarantee by Broken Hill Miners. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 April 1916 · page 3

The Broken Hill miners have decided to give a guarantee to the Arbitration Court that they would not miss the four hours' shift on Saturday mornings, providing the…

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Boy Stowaway. Wanted to Dig for Gold

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1916 · page 2

A boy stowaway--a blight lad of 10 years --was discovered on board the schooner J. M. Weatherwax after she had left Honolulu for Sydney. He gave…

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Late Wires N.Z. State Coal Mine. Rise for Employees. Wellington, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 2

The N.Z. State Coal Mine employees have been granted ten per cent increase in their wages for 6 months…

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10,000 Miners Wanted. for Tunnelling Work. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 May 1916 · page 3

The War Office is asking for 10,000 skilled miners for tunnelling work at the various fronts. A Paris official masseage, issued on…

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See the Gold

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 6

Lo and behold the Gold! Yes, what a tremendous quantity of it there is. And how yellow and glittering and attractive. And what a delightful specific…

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Mine Sweepers Surprised. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 5

A Danish newspaper is responsible for the statement that in October last eight German mine Sweepers under the auxiliary cruiser Kaiser, were anchored in the Sound…

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More Union Tomfoolery. Mine Manager Fined. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 3

At Broken Hill, W.E. Wainwright was fined £2 for employing an engineer to drive an engine who was not registed under the act as a holder of a…

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Germany's Internal Troubles. Ensuring Copper Supplies Swedish Mine Bought. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 May 1916 · page 3

Gottenburg (Sweden) advices state that a German company has bought up a large copper mine in Sweden…

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Copper. Germans Buy Swedish Mines. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

Advices from Gothenburg state that a German company bought the King Carl XV. copper mine at Jonkoping, one of the most important industrial towns in Sweden…

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Barrier Miners' Advice. "First Take All We Have Not." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1916 · page 5

The Broken Hill A.M.A. Association urged that delegates to the Melbourne Anti-Conscription Conference be instructed to oppose any form of conscription of lives while the…

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German Mining Activity. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 May 1916 · page 5

General Sir Douglas Haig reports that there has been mining activity between Neuville St. Vaast and Souches, and north-east of Armentieres, but it has not affected the…

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Conscription. Opposed by Miners. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 5

The British Miners Federation, by 583,000 to 135,000, carried a resolution in opposition to conscription…

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Commonwealth Bank. Gold Movements. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 5

Referring to the statement that no proof existed that the Commonwealth Bank had been of any benefit to Australia, the Federal Treasurer, Mr. Higgs, said that the export of…

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An Old Goldfield

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 4

The once flourishing gold milling town of Walhalla (Victoria) was described a meeting of the Australian Natives' Association by Mr. Tuckey,…

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Copper Mining at Adelong. Remarkable Development. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1916 · page 5

A remarkable copper development has occurred at Adelong. A quantity of copper are which was originally taken from ground that was abandoned was bagged and sent to…

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Mine Layer Blown Up. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 May 1916 · page 3

A German mine layer was blown up at Falsterbo by one of her own mines. One of the crew was killed. A portion of the crew were rescued…

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Breach of Gold Export Embargo. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 May 1916 · page 6

Two Chinese were arrested on the steamer Empire charged with having in their possession more than the legal amount of gold. The two Chinese passengers by the steamer…

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