British Gold for America
The Bank of England has set aside £2,390,000 in sovereigns for export to the United States, and £50,000 for Switzerland…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Mining & the mines, 1915
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Men Who [?] Mines
No awards of honour have been more worthy won than those conferred on the East Coast minesweepers, who, at the greatest peril…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Marvels of Mine Warfare. Thrills of Underground Fighting
From time to time announcements appear in the official despatches to the effect that certain positions have been captured by means of mine warfare, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western War Theatre. Enemy Explodes Mine London
A Paris communique reports that south-west of Pet[?] (south-east of Arras) the Germans attacked the French position. after explanting a very powerful mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Change in Flanders. Mining and Gun Fire
Field Marshal Sir John French reports that the situation on the British front has remained unchanged since August 15. There has been considerable mining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Colliery. Many Lives Lost. London
A colliery disaster, resulting in the loss of a number of lives, has occurred all Nuneaton, in Warwickshire. A fire broke out in the Exhall pit when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners for the Front
General Birdwood some time ago mentioned in despatches the effective work done by miners who were with the Australian Imperial Forces. Professor David…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Coal Famine in Sweden
Great anxiety is felt in Sweden at the non-arrival of supplies of coal from Great Britain. Gasworks and private factories in consequence are in a desperate condition…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Mining with Electricity
Electric power is becoming a more important factor every day in the operation of up-to-date coal mines, this class of power being used not only for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dutch Steamer Strike Mine
Having struck a mine while on the way from Batavia to Amsterdam, the Dutch steamer Koningin Emma (9181 tons) turned over on its side. It was being towed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miscellaneous War News. Welsh Miners Continue Work. London
Some 15,000 Welsh miners have decided not to siriko, and have accepted the recommendation of the Federation to continue work pending an inquiry into their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining at Redlands
We understand that a syndicate engaged in quarts mining at Redlands is meeting with splendid prospects. A recent pared treated by the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine-sweepers' Perilous Work
A fleet of mine-sweepers is clearing a path through the Dardanelles for the great battleships which are battering down the forts with their powerful guns. These little…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →A Friend of Mine. Oaklands
Dear Uncle Jeff,—It is a long time since I wrote to you. It has been raining down here, and the crops arc looking well. There is plenty of grass, and the stock are in great…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Coal Seam Under a Town
The Minister of Mines in Brisbane on Tuesday stated that about fifty years ago 218 acres were proclaimed as a racecourse reserve in what is now the centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Battalion of Miners. Novel Organisation of Unit. Shift "Bosses" As Sergeants
Active preparations are now being made for the formation of the Miners Unit which the Government has recently offered to send to the front.—Although the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General Cables. a Letter Start in Mines. London
A private conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain is being held at Nottingham. At the sitting on Friday the Lancashire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan Secures Big Coal Contracts for Philippines
The freight market is dull in Sydney. Brokers report that the slack time is explained by the l[?]t that the Japanese have secured most of the big coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold
The recent discoveries of gold made at Redlands by the Corowa Perseverance Prospecting Syndicate, and the brilliant specimens produced, have been the most…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Corps of Miners
Many applications have now been received by the Defence authorities for enlistment in the new miners' unit. General particulars concerning the corps were made…
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