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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

241 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 13

The Mine Sweepers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 3

Miss Mary Jay has just despatched 100 pairs of cocks to the Queen for the brave mine sweepers. This is the 4th bale of 100 socks which has been sent to…

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The Barrier Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 32

Mr. George Weir, president of the Broken Hill Mine Managers' Association, states that the association has sent a letter to each of the unions which have…

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Miners V. Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 4

The Miners, which were expected to turn up at Wodonga to play locals in connection with the Chiltern District Premiership, failed to put in an appearances…

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WODONGA v. MINERS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 43

The Miners were to have played Wodonga on Saturday, but did not turn up. The match was claimed by Wodonga…

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How to Save Coal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 5
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser

How to minimise the consumption of coal is a problem that most careful housekeepers are striving to solve. "Muriel," in the "Weekly Telegraph,"…

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Danish Steamer Sunk by Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 20

Bound from an English port to Sundsvall (in Sweden), the Danish steamer Ely (1747 tons) struck a mine off Stockholm, and foundered. All on board were saved…

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Explosion on 6000-Ton Mine Layer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 19

A disaster which recalls that which befell the battleship Bulwark in November, when, however, the loss of life was nearly four times as great, occurred at Sheerness, at…

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Krupp Works in Turkey. Germany Sends Factory Workers to Constantinople. A French Mine Layer Sunk. Latest

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 June 1915 · page 2

Krupps have established a large factory at Constantinople for the manufacture of shells and explosives. Four thousand workmen have been sent…

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Preach Mine-layer Sunk

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

The French mine layer Casablanoa, struck a mine in the Ægean Sea, and was wrecked. The captain and 64 of the crew were picked up by a British…

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The Dardanelles. French Mine-Layer Sunk. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 2

It is officials unannounced from Parts that the French mine-layer Catrance to a bay in the Aegean sea, British ships picked up the…

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French Mine-layer Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 22

An official announcement from Paris states that the French mine-layer Casabianca (945 tons) has been mined at the entrance to a bay in the Aegean Sea. A…

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German Cruiser Strikes Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 24

A second-class German cruiser struck a mine, and was towed to Libau. A Russian submarine sunk the steamer Hindenburg, near Papensee. Six of the officers and 31…

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Gold in the Eye

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 14

Children are very liable to this trouble, which is caused by sitting or standing in a draught—chiefly by playing in a cold close, where the cutting wind drives through the…

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Turkish Mills Short of Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 22

Travellers from Constantinople, an Athens message states, report a serious shortage of coal at the mills, resulting in a restricted output. The waterworks may…

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Italy and Austria Wild Buffaloes in Warfare. Explode Mines and Break Down Entanglements. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 2

Mr. Donohoe, the "Daily Chronicle" correspondent, at present in Northern Italy, states that the use of wild buffaloes is breaking down the Austrian…

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Coal Economies

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 3

Have you over tried the plan of reducing your fuel bill by using a substitute for coal? It you never have try it now and you will be…

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I Barometric- Pressure and Mine Explosions

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 4

Just what relations if any, exist between barometric conditions and explosions in coal mines are still unknown, though the matter has been the…

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The Coal Dispute. Men's Claims Justified

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 5

The coal crisis in Wales till remains acute. The executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation has decided to [?] a…

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A Sydney-Bound Ship Sunk. Germans Mine the Arctic Ocean. To-day, Latest

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 2

The steamer Trafford, from Cork to Sydney, was sunk by a German submarine, off the English coast. The crew were landed…

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