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Mining & the mines, 1915

663 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 34

Colliery Employees' Picnic

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

In connection wiih the local collier, employees' picnic to be held [?] Spiers' Point, Lake Macquarie, on Saturday next, it is officially notified that the…

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Mine-laying Increased. Stockholm, Feb. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 5

The newspapers announced that the Scandinavian Governments have received a secret Note from Germany notifying that neutral signs painted on the sides of…

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Miners' Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 6

The local miners have decided to hold a picnic at Lake Macquarie on Saturday next. They will proceed to the scene of operations by early train. and all local business places…

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Mining Matters. Shiftmen and Wheelers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 February 1915 · page 7

An application was made in Sydney yesterday to Mr. Payne, the Industrial Registrar, by the Newcastle District Wheelers and Shiftmen's Union for registration…

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Another One-Shift Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The Abermam Company's No. 2. colliery will be added to the list of one-shift collieries, probably early next week. The change from two to one shift will, it is stated, temporarily displace…

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Work at the Collieries. Fortnighty Pay

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 14

Wark at the collieries during the fortnight ending on Saturday was, on the whole, consistent, and good times were made. This spurt resulted in the biggest week's export…

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Mine Sweeping. London, Feb. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

The British Admiralty, in a memorandum on the mine-sweeping operations to the and of December, shows a wonderful record of pluck…

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Mine-laying Increased. Stockholm, Feb. 16

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 2

The newspapers announce that the Scandinavian Governments have received a secret Note from Germany notifying that neutral signs painted on the sides of…

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Mining Matters. Shiftmen and Wheelers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

An application was made in Sydney on Wednesday, to Mr. Payne, industrial Registrar, by the Newcastle District Wheelers and Shiftmen's Union for registration…

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Germany's Coal Mines. Bid for Italian Workers. Rome

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

Signor Cabrini, a member of the Italian House of Deputies, states that Germany offered Italy an unlimited supply of coal in exchange for 30,000 skilled italians to…

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The Miners' Picnic

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 7

The local miners and their families, with other residents who proceeded by special train to Lake Macquarie on Saturday comprised a fairly large number of adults and…

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Colliery Employees' Picnic. a Successful Event

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

The local colliery employees had a day out on Saturday last when they chartered a special train and went to Spie:s Point for a picnic…

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Commonwealth Finance. Gold Reserve

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

At the rate at which the Commonwealth note issue is increasing it will not be long before it has assumed proportions which were never anticipated before…

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Torpedoed. Colliery Steamer. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5

The collier Ayparana was torpedoed off Eastbourne, Thirty-one of the crew were saved…

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German Coal. Not Wanted by Italy

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4

Rome,Tuesday.- Deputy Cabrini states that Germany offered Italy unlimited supplies of coal in exchange for 30,000 skilled ltalian's to work in the…

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More German Mines. Copenhagen, Feb. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 5

A flotilla of German trawlers laden with mines has passed the Skaw westward…

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Germany's Coal Mines. Bid for Italian Workers. Rome

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

Signor Cabrini, a member of the Italian House of Deputies, states that Germany offered Italy an unlimited supply of coal in exchange for 30,000 skilled Italians to…

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Colliery on Fire. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 5

A fire has occurred in Homleath colliery, Staffordshire, Eleven are dead…

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Torpedoed. Colliery Steamer. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

The collier A[?]parana was torpedoed off Eastbourne. Thirty-one of the crew were saved…

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Mine Sweeping. London, Feb. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 12

The British Admiralty, in a memorandum on the mine-sweeping operations to the end of December, shows a wonderful record of pluck…

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