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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

383 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 20

Wallsend Colliery Idle Trouble with Top Hands. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

The Wallsend Colliery at Newcastle was idle to-day owing to the top lands refusing to ill the wagg[?]s unless they were run under the shoots in a particular way…

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Mining at Rutherclen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 7

Referring to the sale of the plant and building at the Great Southern Mine last week, the "Sun" saya:--"In reference to the quartz reef Mr. Linton,…

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Richard Ashleigh; or, a Son of the Mine. Chapter Xx. the Two Proposals

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 9

Accepting Clara's statement as being quite true, Dewice felt that it was impossible for her to meet Richard again. Fearful lest he should by any chance…

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Greater Than Gold Published by arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., London & Melbourne. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Viii

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 4

Sheila Danvers possessed those attributes, which are the common and much-valued prerogatives of certain mixed races. On her mother's side…

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Henty Gold club

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 27 May 1914 · page 2

The club championship consisting of 54 holes stroke play, was concluded on Wednesday afternoon, 20th May, when Mr. G. J. Stibbard proved…

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Buried Gold. Victims of a Legend

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

An extraordinary story of burled treasure, which recalls some of the delightful works of George A. Birmingham has Just reached France from the…

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Greater Than Gold Published by arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., London & Melbourne. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Xi. (Continued)

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 4

Mrs. Bellairs continued her gloomy and hopeless meditation. By-and-bye she heard Sheila fly downstairs and the sound of the motor-car driving…

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Cablegrams. Explosion in a Colliery. Eleven Men Killed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 June 1914 · page 3

A gas explosion occurred in the Silk-stone Colliery at Wharneliffe yesterday afternoon, in which 11 men were killed. Only the men comprising the Saturday…

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Cas Explosion in Mine. Eleven Lives Lost. London, May 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 43

Considerable loss of life attended on explosion on Saturday at the Silkestone Colliery, in Wharncliffe, in Yorkshire. Quite unexpectedly a gas explosion…

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Greater Than Gold Published, by arrangement with Ward. Look and Co., London & Melbourne. All Rights Reserved. CHAPTER X.

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 3

Those of us who have not been presented at Court know all about it, in a few cases, from our friends, but for the most part from newspapers and…

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Wereless for Miners

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 3

An invention has been brought to light which will serve to considerably minimise the dangers to which every day the large number of…

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The Brocklesby "Earthquake." Government Geologist's Report. Geological Survey Branch, Department of Mines, Sydney, May 22, 1914

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 5

Sir,-In accordance with your instructions I visited Brocklesby and examined a small area of country which is supposed to have been affected by earth tremors…

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Greater Than Gold Fublished by arrangement with Ward, Look and Co., London & Melbourne. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Xiii

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 4

While Mrs. Bellairs, in fear and trembling, had been hurrying towards the shabby little shop of Isaac Mordecal,Captain. O'Doyle, punctually at 12…

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Gale Rages at Newcastle. Cottages Blown Down—vessels Dreak Moorings. Coal Loading at Collieries Suspended. Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 18 June 1914 · page 2

Since 6 o'clock this morning a south-east gale has been raging. Its velocity was over 80 miles an hour. No vessel has been reported in danger, but several in the…

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Richard Ashleigh; or, a Son of the Mine. Chapter XXV.-(Continued.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 9

To Marston and Jallard had come the man Barber had sent, and, after listening to the message, the manager called to the men who were marking off the new…

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Greater Than Gold Published by arrangement with Ward, Lock and Co., London & Melbourne. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Xiv

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 4

The mansion was gay with the flowers of the season—roses, of course, mixed with innumerable tall white lilies, which were in the…

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Frozen Coal Shafts

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 3

It was not until 1883, when Poetsch invented the "freezing method," that Holland's coal fields became of any practical value. The…

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Sporting. Racing in England. Alepto Wins Gold Cup. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 6

The Royal Ascot meeting was continued yesterday, when the principal event decided was the Ascot Gold Cup. Details:—…

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Colliery on Fire. Two Hundred Men Entombed. Their Fate in Doubt Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 June 1914 · page 2

A fire, which may cause the loss of a great number of lives, has broken out in the [?] Marihaye colliery, near [?] There were 100 miners below when the…

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