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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Kyloe Copper Mine. Drake, Tenterfield

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 January 1914 · page 2

The Managing directors report for period ending January 10th, was as follows:- The mine was shut down over the holidays…

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Fatal Mining Explosion

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

While two men, William and Samuel Barrv, who are consine were engaged in taking a shaff at the Commonwealth Parti[?]…

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N.S.W. Strike Statistics Mining Industry Prominent

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 2

The N.S.W. Department of labour and industry has just completed an interesting compitation of the industrial…

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Canaries As Life-savers. Bad Air in Mines

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 March 1914 · page 3

The enumeration of canary-birds among the necessary implements of the miner might cause surprise, but these pets are life-savers of the first order when their services are…

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Treasure Trove. Boys Find Bag of Gold. Many Claimants

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 4

For the first time in thirty years the St. Holens (England) corner held ab inquest to determine whether a bag containing £160 10s in gold found by two boys ina hole three…

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Ecebs Mining Disaster

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 2

All hope has been abandoned as to the recovery of the 178 miners entombed in a mine at Ecebs, which was wrecked by…

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Terrible Mining Accident. Melbourne, Monday. Seven Men Killed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 May 1914 · page 2

A terrible mining disaster occurred on Saturday night at the Great Extended Hustlers mine, Bendigo…

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Mining Disaster. Seven Men Killed

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday—The most tragic mining disaster in the history of the Bendigo field occurred at the Great Extended…

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Terrible Mining Disaster. Great Loss of Life

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 2

By an explosion at the Hillcrest collieries, Canada, on Friday, the mine was fired, and a large number of men were…

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Summonses for Miners

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 2

Four policemen, carrying Gladstone bags, are endeavouring to serve 700 summonses on the northern miners who struck…

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New Gold Discovery. on Orbost to Genoa Road

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 2

Mr. E. M'Millan, who arrived in Orbost last Thursday, reported the discovery of a gold-bearing reef from 2ft 6in to 5ft wide about six…

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Inter-state News. Sydney, Monday. Mine Disaster Near Cessnock

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 2

The north colliery near Cessnock is on fire. The work of scaling down the shafts was proceeded with [?]…

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Colliery Fire. Outbreak at Neath. Newcastle

The Bombala Times · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 4

A fire has broken out at Neath colliery, and has gained such a hold that it has been decided to seal the mine down, in the hope of…

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Germans Attempt to Mine the Themes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 2

The German steamer Koen[?] Luise was cought by a [?]tish torpedo [?]ying mines at [?] mouth of the Thames, She…

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Germans Scattering Mines

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1914 · page 2

The British Admiralty has warned neutral shipping that the Germans continue to scatter mines indiscriminately…

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Empress Sunk by a Mine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 2

The steamer Empress struck a mine in the Black Sea and sank; 54 passengers were drowned…

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Japs. Lift 1000 Mines

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 2

The Japanese lifted over 1000 mines from the water…

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German Coal Shortage

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 September 1914 · page 2

The Germans will shortly be in dire straits owing to shortage of coal…

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Thought to Have Struck a Mine

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 3

The other ships, thinking she had struck a mine, went to her assistance…

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The Scheldt Mines

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 October 1914 · page 2

The Scheldt is mines between Antwerp and the south-eastern extremity of South Bevel[?]…

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