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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Floating Mines. Trawlers Sunk. London, Sept. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 5

The trawler imperialist struck a mine in tho North. Sea, ami two of the crew were drowned. The Grimsby trawler Revigno (230 tons)…

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Mines in the Adriatic Rome, Sept. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 September 1914 · page 4

The British and French destroyers are removing innumerable Austrian mines from the Adriatic…

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Broken Hill Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

Out of 9000 men in the mines at Broken Hill 4400 are working half time, and 700 are working full time. In other trades there are few…

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Broken Hill Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 3

Out of 9000 men in the mines at Broken Hill 4400 are working half time, and 700 are working full time. In other trades there are few…

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Leedle Dings of Mine Own

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

Mine Goot Herr,—I was road der news aboot Ellalong, and der var, and der droobles, and noder dings, and I vos dinks I writ you soom…

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Leedle Dings of Mine Own

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

Mine Goot Herr,—I vas read der news aboot Ellalong, und der var, und der droobles, and noder dings, and I vos dinks I writ you soom…

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Terrific Colliery Explosion. Miners Entombed. New Zealand

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

A terrific explosion occurred at the Ralphe colliery, Huntly, New Zealand, early this morning, entombing 30 miners. The explosion was heard by the residents, who…

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Miners' Relief Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

Another instalment of relief pay, of the rate of £1 per week per man and 3/ for each child under 14, was made to late employees of the two-shift collieries on Wednesday…

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A Floating Mine. British Steamer Sunk

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

A British tramp steamer struck a mine off the coast of Northumberland and sank. All hands were lost…

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Mines in the Adriatic. Rome, Sept. 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 3

The British and French destroyers are removing innumerable Austrian mines from the Adriatic…

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The Mine Peril. Steamer Sunk. London, Sept. 7

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 2

The Official Press Bureau confirms the sinking of the steamer Runo by a floating mine. Twenty Russian emigrants were lost…

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Another German Thick. Mine Attached to Derelict Boat

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

The British trawler Agaita sighted a derelict ship's lifeboat in the North Sea, and secured it. The trawler commenced to tow it,…

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Mining Matters. the Afternoon Shift

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

Messrs. M. Chariton, M.H.R., W. kearsley, M.D.A., with Messrs. D. Watson, president of the Coillery Employees' Federation, A. Lowis, treasurer, and W. Bronnan,…

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Floating Mines. Swedish Steamer Sunk. London, Sept. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 12

The Swedish steamer Saint Paul struck a mine in the North Sea and foundered. The crew landed at North Shield. A floating mine has sunk the…

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Kiao-chao. Japanese Find 1000 Mines. Tokio, Sept. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 12

The Japanese have occupied seven islands around Kiao-Chao. They have lifted over 1000 mines from the water…

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Federated Mining Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 4

It is noticed by advertisement in this issue that the roll of the members of the Federated Mining Mechanics will be called at Weston to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon, at three o'clock…

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Mining Matters. Work for the Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

The majority of the district collieries worked full time during the fortnight ending on Saturday. In regard to the other, time to the others, time was lost chiefly through railway…

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The Mining Disaster. More Bodies Recovered. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 5

The bodies of eight additional men, who were killed in the New Zealand disaster, were brought to the surface this morning. The number of men still entombed is not…

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Mining Matters. Co-operative Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

The refusal of two of tho men employed at the Co-operative colliery, Plattsburg, to continue to pay the 10 per cent. levy towards the fund for the relief of the men who are…

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Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

On June 1 last the coal Mining North No. 2 Group (Colliery Mechanics) Wages Board, of which his Honor Mr. Justice Edmunds, is Chairman, was adjourned until to-day for…

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