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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Contact Mines. New York, Nov. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1914 · page 5

Captain Davies, of the steamer Etonian, reports the discovery of contact mines off Fire Island, directly in the track of trans-Atlantic shipping…

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Mines in the North Sea. London, Dec 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 December 1914 · page 5

The Danish steamer Mary struck a mine in the North Sea and sank. Seven members of the crow are missing…

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Mine Disaster

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 December 1914 · page 2

London, Tuesday Night. A mine-disaster is reported from Hokhaido, one of the northernmost islands of Japan. Four hundred and thirty-seven…

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Coal and Sugar. Commission's Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 7

The Necessary Commodities Control Commission resumed its inquiry yesterday morning at the Bankruptey Court-building, in Elizabeth-street, Sydney, with Mr. Justice…

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What War Costs in Men and Gold. War at £33,000,000 a Week!

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 4

Since the far awny day when man first slew his follow man it is estimated that a least a thousand million soldiers have fallen on the battlefields of the…

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Miners Heroic Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 4

The heroic conduct of a miner is reported from Cometvale (W.A.), Bob. Vencoti and Joe Macario were working together in Sand Queen mine. They had ch arged a round of…

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Gold Medalist

Singleton Argus · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 4

Dorothy Chapman, daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J. Chapman, of Elizabethstreet, who won her cap and gown last year at St Joseph's Convent School,…

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Contact Mines. New York, Nov. 30

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 2

Captain Davies, of tho steamer Etonian, reports the discovery of contact mines off Fire Island, directly in the track of trans Atlantic shipping…

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Turkish Mine-layer. Sunk in Bosphorous. Athens. Nov. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 12

It is reported that a Turkish mine-layer struck a mine and sank in the Bosphorous…

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What War Costs in Men and Gold. War at £33,000,000 a Week!

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 6

Since the fur-away day when man first slew his fellow-man it is estimated that a least a thousand million soldiers have fallen on the battlefields of the…

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Organisation of Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 7

The various miners' lodges in the Southern district, which held meetings during the week, unanimously approved of the resolution urging the Government to amend the arbitration…

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Work at the Collieries. Time for the Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 7

Work at the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries was fairly regular during the past fortnight. Labour troubles involved slight losses on some, but in a…

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Mining Matters. Embargo on Bobbinite

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 7

The Premier has sent a cable message to the Agent-General respecting the prohibition of the export from England of Bobbinite" or compressed powder pellets. The cable has…

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Cruiser Berlin. Short of Coal. London, Dec. 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 6

The Admiralty states that the German cruiser Berlin, which was reported some days ago as bound from Wilhelmshaven for Ireland, thence to go south to attack…

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Cardiff Coal King's Princely Liberality

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 4

The "Western Mali" of Cardiff, South Wales, of October 13 gives the portrait and brief sketch of Sir William James Thomas of ynyshir, In connection with the…

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Sunk by Mines. Stockholm, Dec. 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 5

The Swedish steamer Luna an Everlida have been sunk by mines off the coast of Finland. The crew of the Luna were rescued, but…

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Comments on Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Kearsley asked the Minister for Labour and Industry: What are the occasions and dates on which Judge Heydon has made comment…

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Steamer Strikes Mine. Twenty People Perish Stockholm, Dec. 8

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

The Swedish steamer Norro Sverige (723 tons) was sunk by a mine on the coast of Finland. The crew. twenty, perished…

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Trade and Finance. Purchase of Australian Gold. London, Dec. 8

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

The Bank of England has published the terms under which It is prepared to purchase gold bullion deposited in the Federal Treasury, Melbourne, or in the branches…

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Work at the Collieries. Time for the Fortnight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 December 1914 · page 11

Work at the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries was fairly regular during the past fortnight. Labour troubles involved slight losses on some, but in a…

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