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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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On the Sea. The Toll of Submarines and Mines. A Turkish Cruiser Damaged

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 2

The mail steamer Thorsten, bound from Gothenburg to England, has been captured and conveyed to Swinemunde. The stermer Strathnairn was…

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Pursued by the Law. Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter I. Hast Thou Found Me. O Mine Enemy!"

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1915 · page 4

THUD! THUD! thud! Clang! Thud! thud! thud! Clang!…

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Mining in 1914

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 32

The annual report of the Department of Mines for 1914 shows a mineral yield of £10,499,720, being a decrease of £1,595,364 on that of the previous year. Considering…

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Gold Mining in Manitoba

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 3

Manitoba is rapidly coming to the front as a gold-producing province. The first gold brick was recently sent from a mine in the Rice Lake…

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Mine Explosion

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 2

The explosion of a German mine in front of Dompierre was followed by a violent bombardment of the Allies trenches, but the attack which…

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Gorman Women Conceal Gold

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 June 1915 · page 2

There German women have been flued £25 leach for having concealed money when leaving England for the continent. The police at Tilbury found a large…

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Coal Strike Averted. Agreement Reached

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

Representatives of the Government conferred with the Miners' Federation at Cardiff on Wednesday too endeavor to pave the way for an increased output of coal…

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Bendigo Gold Production

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 July 1915 · page 2

There is a serious decrease in the gold production in Bendigo. The total gold yield was only 58,582 ounces, compared with 88,203 ounces for the first…

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The Mine Sweepers

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 5

Miss. Mary Jay has just despatched another 100 pairs of knitted socks to the Queen for the Mine-Sweepers in the North Sea. This makes the fifth hundred…

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The Embargo on Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 32

The unemployment question as affecting the Newcastle district was brought directly under the notice of the Prime Minister by representatives of the Colliery…

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French Gold Reserves

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 5

The appeal made by M. Ribet (French-Minister of Finance) for gold, has evoked a splendid response from all classes. The contributions have swelled the gold and…

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MINE-SWEEPERS, Their Perilous Work

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 3

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…

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Floating Mine in Mid-atlantic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 3

A message from Las Palmes states that a South American steamer proceeding towards Argentina passed a flonting mine in mid-Atlantic…

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Coal Crisis in Britain. [?]Tions Act Applied

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 3

The Government has taken pro[?] steps to prevent a slack[?]ing in the W[?]esh [?] cutput, as was threa[?] by the notice to cease work giv[?] by the miners. A…

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Line of Land Mines

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 22

Messages from Pretoria state that General Botha reports that a German mine detachment is removing the mines that were laid to impede the advance of the…

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Whisky Made in a Mine

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 3

Perhaps the most remarkable beginning and ending to a colliery fire was in the case of a mine near Stirling belonging to…

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Strikes in Wales. Miners Desert Pits

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 3

The majority of the South Wales miners have deserted their pits in Avon Valley, and forty collieries employing 8000 men are idle at Neath…

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Miscellaneous War News. German Coal Industry

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 2

An official Berlin message received in Amsterdam states that the German Government has decided to assume control of the coal industry to and fix the price…

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The Coal Strike. Some Men to Resume. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 July 1915 · page 5

Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, will meet the South Wales. miners' leaders in London to-day, when an endeavor will be made to bring about a…

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South Wales Coal Strike. 200,000 Miners Idle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 July 1915 · page 2

About 200,000 miners are idle now in south Wales owing to the declaration of a strike to secure increased wages. This number includes surface workers…

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