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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Imprisonment of Miners. Comrades Refuse to Work

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 6

The prosecution of the surface hands of the North Bulli Colliery by the management for absenting themselves from work without reasonable cause, and the subsequent…

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Mines in the Channel. London. Dec. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 13

A passenger steamer, sighted; a floating mine in the English Channel; Some " soldiers, who wore on board, exploded the mine with their rifles…

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Mining Matters. Newcastle Labour Bureau

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 5

In a statement made on Monday, the executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation said "The attention of the executive has been directed to statements, made…

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Dastardly Mine-laying. Cunarder's Narrow Escape New York

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1914 · page 3

The Cunard steamer Transylvania has, arrived, and reports having narrowly escaped destruction from a mine off the north of Ireland…

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Work at the Collieries. Time for the Fortnight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 December 1914 · page 2

Only two collieries lost, any substantial part, of the post. fortnight working; more than half of those in operation in the district got in full-time, while others lost…

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Mine-sweepers Blown Up. London, Dec, 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 December 1914 · page 5

Two nine-sweepers between Searborough and Filey were blown up and a third was seriously damaged, the bulk of the crews being saved…

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Sale of Hebburn Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1914 · page 4

The General Superintendent of the A.A. Company has written to the Tarro Shire Council informing, for the purpose of transfer of assessment, that his company has…

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French Mine German Trenches. Only Way to Carry Them

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 23 December 1914 · page 2

Martin Donohoe, the war cor respondent, says the Germans had constructed trenches 6 feet deep, lined with cement…

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Floating Mines. British Steamer Sunk

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 4

London, Monday.—The Brtitish steamer Tritonia (4272 tons), belonging to the Donaldson Line, Ltd., while bound for New Brunswick, struck a mine to…

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Mines Near Scarborough. London, Dec. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 5

The Norwegian stenmer Boston, laden with timber, on Its way to London, struck, a mine off Filey (a few miles south of Scarborough) unit sank. The crew were landed…

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Commodities Commission. the Price of Coal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 December 1914 · page 7

The Necessary Commodities Control Commission, has prepared a from of questions to be sum[?]tted to the colliery proprietors in pursuance to the intention in fix the price of…

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Colliery Employees Officials

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1914 · page 4

Complete returns have been compiled in connection with the election of officers of the Colliery Employes Federation for the ensuing year, There were contests only for the…

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Work at the Collieries. Time for the Fortnight

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1914 · page 14

Only two collieries lost any substantial part of the past fortnight's working; more than half of those in operation in the district got in full-time, while others lost…

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Mine-sweepers Blown Up. London. Dec. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1914 · page 13

Two mine-sweepeis between Scarborough and Filey were blown in and a third was seriously damaged, the bulk of the crews being saved…

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Floating Mines. Neutral Nations' Losses. Stockholm, Dec. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 December 1914 · page 12

Through mines Sweden has lost eight vessels and eight vessels and six lives. Norway five vessels and six lives Holland three vessels and 15…

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Treatment of Ponies. in Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 3

Recently special inquiries were instituted by Mr. Holman, State Premier, respecting the treatment of ponies working incoalmines. As the result of these inquiries the…

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Mine-sweeper Sunk. London, Dec. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 December 1914 · page 5

A trawler engaged in mine sweeping was sunk by a mine, One of the crew was killed and five are missing…

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