Sunk by Mine. LONDON
A Danish steamer has been sunk by a the North Sea. The crew were saved…
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Mining & the mines, 1915
121 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 7
The Latest. the War. British Battleship Sunk. Either a Mine or Submarine. Serious Loss. LONDON
The Official Press Bureau reports [?] the Formidable has been sunk in the Chance. It is uncertain whether the disaster was ca[?]ed by a mine or submarine. Seventy-one of t[?]se on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germans Mine Roads
Amsterdam, Jan. 4.—Reports from Sluys state that the road from Oosterzelle to Ghent is mined every 50 metres, with the intention of hampering the advance of the Allies' artillery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Goeben Again. Seriously Damaged by Mines
A Copenhagen despatch from Constantinople says that the Goeben struck two Russian mines in the Black Sea and was seriously damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kangiara. the Mine Idle
The little villnge now presents quite a dreary, deseried appd appearance, far different from the bustling activity of a few years ago. Owing to the war shutting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Explosion. Miner Blown to Pieces. Kalgoorlie
A shocking accident occurred at the Golden Horseshoe mine, Kalgoorile. Joseph Turga, miner, with another Italian was working at the 1600 ft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floating Mines
Amsterdam, Jan. 16.—Over one hundred mines have drifted ashore on the Belgian coast. Soldiers at Knocke, Heyst, and Zeebrugge are busy exploding them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Why Not a Coal Home for the Man in the Country
These, are the days when living in a tinroofed house is like stoking a steamer across the equator with an overcoat on. There’s mighty little…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Sweeping
London, Feb. 19.—The British Admiralty, in a memorandum on the mine-sweeping operations to the end of December, shows a wonderful record of pluck. The Germans laid an extensive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fishing for Mines London, Feb. 20
Though the work of the crews of the trawlers engaged in sweeping for mines in the North Sea aud the Channel is little heard of by the public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck a Mine
News was received in Sydney on Tuesday that the steamer Surrey, a well-known Australian trader, had struck a mine off Dover, and was ashore near Deal. The message also stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines. More Victims. Paris
A mine exploded on the coast of Kierenzee, Dutch Zeeland, killing five civilians. Another exploded west of Capelle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Rich Find. in the Erin's Isle Mine
The small company who own the Erin's Isle mine have let it on tribute to a party of five or six men for the past three years. These men have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Araluen Redbank Gold Dredging
"Your directors have much pleasure in submitting report and balance-sheet for the year ended September 9, 1914," was the opening sentence of the report presented at the tenth…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →24,000 Tons of Coal. Big Fire in Strasburg. London
The Chronicle's Geneva correspondent states that French aviators bombed a coal depot a fortnight ago at Strasburg (capital of Alsace-Lorraine). Twenty-four thousand tons of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miners Demand Higher Wages. London
A conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain resolved to demand an increase in wages of 20 per cent. owing to the increase in the price of foodstuffs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dardanelles. Mine-sweeper Blown Up. the Amethyst Hit. Athens
A British trawler while mine sweeping in the Dardanelles was blown up. British vessels have silenced several mobile Turkish batteries above Koumkale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Dardanelles. Operations Restricted. Gathering Up Mines
London, March 18.—The Alles operations in the Dardanelles are at present restricted to mine sweeping…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Daring Warship. Braves the Mine Area. London March 17
Advices from Athens tells of farther daring operations by the navel forces of the Allies in the Derdenolles. The British protected cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Gold Finds
Activity is being maintained at the scene of the new gold find near Newbridge. A trial crushing is reported as having given satisfactory results. Many prospectors are expected to…
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