A New Gold Find Near Burraga
Bathurst, Wednesday.—Some excitement has been caused at Burraga by the discovery of gold by Mayberry, a prospector. The find is located in the vicinity of Mr. Laing's selection…
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Mining & the mines, 1915
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Lost. Lady’s Gold Signet Ring. Reward on returning to D. H Bucknell. Chief Secretary’s Department, Sydney, 8th March, 1915
WHEREAS by the 11th section of the ‘Fisheries Act, 1902” it is enacted (iter alia) that the Board of Fisheries for New South Wales may, by notice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Turks. Aviators Leave Constantinople for Germany. Turkish Gold Sent to Berlin. Sofia
Fifteen German aviators have quitted Constantinople for Germany. Some Turkish branches of German banks have sent their gold reserve to Berlin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Miles an Hour. Starting St[?] to the [?]s
Mr. T. J. A. Fitpatrick reminds us that the old scandal Is still with us : In these record breaking days it would be a pity that my experience…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Sweeping. Turks Fire on Warships
London, March 20.—Mine sweeping operations continue in the Dardanelles. The Turks at Atkelid Bahr fired on the warships, but were promptly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tin Mining Rush Near Blayney
Following upon a gold mining rush near Newbridge, a tin mining rush has followed near Blayney. Fifteen mining applications have been lodged,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Short of Coal. Turkish Fleet Cannot Be Mobilised. No Torpedoes for Submarines
London, March 29.—Advices from Constantinople state that the Turkish Fleet cannot be mobilised owing to a shortage of coal and that torpedoes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dardanelles. Mine Sweeping. Rome
Except for twenty-four hours' bombardment commencing on the night of the 27th, to which several forts did not reply and the warships were not damaged, operations at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dardanelles Remarkable Report. Sultan to Open Straits. Turkish Fleet Lacks Coal
The Constantinople correspondent of the "Dally Chronicle" has sent a remarkable report to London of the condition of Constantinople…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Delightful Place. "Mining and Beer-drinking."
A resident of Broken Hill North, writing to a friend, makes the following remarks:—"How would you like to come to this place The thermometer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal in Britain
London, April 2.—The Board of Trade Committee reports that owing to the high price of domestic coal exports to neutral countries ought to be restricted. If prices are not shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welsh Miners. Respond to the Call. London
200,000 Welsh miners have returned to work. This admirable loyalty is attributed to Lord Kitchener's appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Demands
The Coalowners' Association has refused the request of the Miners' Federation for a joint conference to discuss a 20 per cent. increase, but the employers are prepared to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland's Gold
The Queensland gold yield for March was 23,158oz., valued at £93,369, an increase as compared with the yield for March 1914, of 675oz. and £28,706…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Welsh Miners. Stoppage of Work on April 22 Lord Kitchener's Advice. "How to Stave Off Conscription."
LONDON, April 15.—The Monmouthshire Valleys district, Wales, has resolved' in favor of a national stoppage of the mines on April 22nd, if a bonus…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dummy Mines
Some mines recently washed ashore on the coast of Holland were dummies, constructed of wood and canvas. This suggests that the Germans were short of explosives, and used the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sheep with Gold Teeth
Melbourne, Tuesday.—A remarkable case of a sheep whose teeth were covered with a thin coating of gold is reported from Swan Hill. Joseph Obree, butcher, purchased a few sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Dardanelles. Two Turkish Destroyers Sunk. Russians Mine the Bosphorus Entrance. Destroying the E15.—volunteers' Gallant Action. Paris
Correspondents at Salonica state that the Russians have mined the entrance to the Bosphorus. Two Turkish destroyers were blown up and sunk, and the remainder of the fleet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mine Sweepers
Andrey and Doreen McKay will send a parcel of pipes and tobacco to the British Mine-sweepers' Fund on or about the 21st May. If any…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Comfort Fund. Tobacco for Mine-sweepers
One of the most precarious [?]pations in naval warfare is that of mine-sweeplng. Some hundreds of men are now out in the North Sea…
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