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Mid North Coast · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

70 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 4

Sea Water and Coal

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 November 1915 · page 5

Work which has of late years been accomplished in recovering cargoes of coal from sunken vessels has tended to show that the combustion of the…

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A Mining Speculation

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 2

Governments—especially Labour Governments—in their time play many parts. Ours has successively become limeburner, baker, joiner, and…

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Hospital Ship Sunk by Mine

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 14

The British War Office states that the hospital ship Anglia struck a mine in the Channel and sank. There were 13 officers and 372 men on board, and about…

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Gold in Gallipoli

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1915 · page 1

In their spare time the Australian troops at the Dardanelles, who were miners before enlisting dig for gold. The Gallipoli ground is simil[?] to the…

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Canadian Substitute for Coal

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 December 1915 · page 5

Coal peat fuel is being utilised in Canada somewhat extensively, the peat being mixed with coal breeze and then pressed into briquettes. Such fuel has…

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How the Germans Get Gold

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 4

Giving his impressions of a [?] in Berlin, M. [?] Strauss says the streets are to longer safe at night time, and crimes and outrages are on…

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"Old Gold and Silver Wain Fund"

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1915 · page 2

A new fund lets been started in Sydney during the last few days with the Hon Sir W P. Cullen. C.J.K.C.M.G., as Pre-blent and Messrs. J…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 16

A new fund has been started in Sydney with the Hon. Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as President, and Messrs. J. Russell French and H. H Massie…

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Gold Mining Lease

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1915 · page 2

A gold mining last has been gran[?] to Mr. R Saxby, of [?] country of Gloucester, Parish of Craver, partion No. 8…

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Science Notes. Gold in Nothern Ontario

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 December 1915 · page 5

A gold strike is reported at Mileage 153 on the Terniskaming and Northern Ontario railway. The whole township of Pecud has been staked out, and the…

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