The Dardanelles and Bosphorus. Mine-Sweeping Continues. The Russian Fleet Sinks a Destroyer
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 1
The Allies warships continue an intermittent bombardment of the Dardanelles. The object is to protect the mine-sweepers and prevent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On the Sea. In the Baltic A Turkish Cruiser Lost Strikes a Mine
The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 April 1915 · page 2
The Turkish cruiser, Medjiesh, struck a mine off the Russian coast. Later. It is officially announced in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Much Glory, Little Gold
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 3
Soon after victory had declared itself in favour of the British arms at the memorable battle of Blenheim, the Duke of Mariborough, in traversing the ranks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Very Latest War News. London, Wednesday. Russia Successfully Lays Mines
The Independent · Friday 9 April 1915 · page 2
A message from Petrograd states that mine-laying operations in the Bosphorous have resulted in the sinking of seven Turkish gunboats and serious damage to two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Coal
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 April 1915 · page 3
It has been found that the approximate area of brown coal deposits existing in the Morwell district, is over 700 square miles in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →City Unlaid with Gold
The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 4
The ground on which Philadelphia is built is said to be one of the richest goldfields in the world. The only difficulty there…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Teffanel’s Device for Mines
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 4
At last a device has been discovered to limit an explosion in a coal mine, to certain workings and keep it from spreading to others. The device was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nuggets from the Crock of Gold
The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 17 April 1915 · page 3
"A secret is a weapon and a friend. Man is God's secret, Power is man's secret, Sex is woman's secret."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Western War Theatre. Large Mine Exploded. Slave Driving Offioers
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 2
Writing from the British headquarters at the front, "Eye-Witness" (Colonel Swinton) reports that the British exploded a large [?] on April 9 near Armentieres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tobacco for Mine-sweepers
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 33
One of the most precarious occupation in naval warfare is that of mine-sweeping Some hundreds of men are new out in the North Sea collecting the explosives which…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Germans Sow Mines in Baltic
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 22
In order to prevent communication between Russia and Sweden, states a Copenhagen telegram, the German fleet has laid a minefield in the vicinity of the Aland…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Coal Output
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2
The conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain continued its sittings at Westminister on Thursday. A resolution was carried asking the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lower Price of Coal Probable
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2
As the outcome of a meeting between Mr. Walter Run[?] President of the Board of Trade, and coal owners, it has been agreed to recommend various…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cruelty to Prisoners Men Shot in Gold Blood. London
The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 29 April 1915 · page 2
Questions asked in both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday regarding the treatment of German prisoners in England, and more especially submarine prisoners,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Prisoners. How Germany Treats Them. Employment in Coal Mines
The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 4
Prisoners of war are bring employed by the German Government to make up he shortage in labour. This is contrary a the Hague regulations, but Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boycott of Miners
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 33
In the Supreme Court at Perth, the case was concluded in which six Youanmi miners sought damages for alleged conspiracy against 29 persons belonging to…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Guarding Gold on Liners
The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 45
It would be natural to suppose that shipments of gold bullion back and forth across the Atlantic on the big liners would be attended by considerable precaution…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →The Mine Sweepers
Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 5
Miss Mary Jay las just despatched to the Queen, 100 pairs of knitted socles for the mine sweepers. This is the third hundred pairs that has been forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Dardanelles. Miners Lead the Charge. Individualism Holds Sway. Sydney, Friday Night
The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 May 1915 · page 1
Captain Bean, the official press representative of the Commonwealth, at the Dardanelles, forwards an interesting description of the operations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gold in the Eye
The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 3
Children are very liable to this trouble, which is caused by sitting or standing in a draught, chiefly by playing in a cold close, which a cutting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →