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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Broken Hill Miners. The Wages Dispute. Preparing for a Strike. (Wednesdays "Age.") Broken Hill

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 4

The following letter was forwarded to the Mining Manager's Association, the Associated Smelters Limited and the Broken Hill Proprietary Company…

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Welsh Mining Troubles

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 2

There is a calmer feeling now in South Wales. Many of the miners on Sunday favored a continuance of work pending a conference with the coal owners…

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More Trouble in Wales. Ten Thousand Miners on Strike

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 1

Ten thousand Welsh miners have struck work. It is feared the trouble will spread. The executive is sending a deputation to London and has…

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Incidents of the War. Coal Dispute Settled. Victory for Men. Dramatic Negotiations. Strike Narrowly Averted. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 2

After several conferences a settlement of the coal dispute in Wales, which threatened to develop into a serous industrial upheaval, was arrived at on Tuesday. The…

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Welsh Coal Miners on Strike

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 20

Serious developments occurred on Friday in the trouble on the South Wales coalfields. Angry at the decision of the Government not to receive a deputation…

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Coal Strike Settled

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 22

The Welsh coal strike has been settled practically on the men's terms. The new agreement dates from August 21. It transpires that the miners' leaders…

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Britain Pays in Gold

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 21

In payment of contracts for the supply of munitions of war, 42 tons of gold (approximately £5,250,000) has reached the United States from Great Britain. The…

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Man Falls 5600 Feet Down a Mine

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 32

Mr. George Alexander Petrie, of the firm, of Petrie and Webdell, legal managers, fell 2600 feet down the shaft of the Collman and Tacchi mine, Bendigo, and was killed…

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To-day's Latest. The Welsh Coal Strike Settled. The Submarine Which Sank the Arabic. Captured by the British and Crew Made Prisoner. The Allies' Confidence on the Western Line. An Agreement With Greece Turks Claim to Have Repulsed an Attack

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 2

It is reported that the Kaiser recently wrote to the Commanders on the western front expressing his surprise at the poor results of the recent operations, and…

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Eight Hours in Mines Act. No Necesstty for Suspension

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 2

The national conference of the coal mining industry of Grcut Britain met at the home office on Thursday, when consideration was given to the eight hours in…

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The Balkans. Roumania Determined. Mocks German Gold for Turkey

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 2

A message from Bucharest (Romanis) states that the prohibition on the export of wheat towards the fronitter is absolute. The Roumanian Government is advareing…

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Western War Theatrf. Mine Fighting in France. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 2

"Particularly active mine-fighting has taken place on the banks of the Somme in the neighborhood of Frise (in the Albert sector…

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Ing George's Gold Fleet

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1915 · page 3

By the Admiralty's orders perfect dels are made in parafin-wax of ery now battleship before it is laid own, and these models are tested…

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Gold Shipment in America. Bankers Ungrateful

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 September 1915 · page 3

British gold to the value of £13,000,000 has arrived in New York to rectify [?] decline in the British exchange. American bankers do not welcome the…

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The Discovery of Radium in Coal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 6

A series of remarkably interesting experiments have been recently carried out in the west of England by certain scientists to demonstrate the extraordinary…

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Australian Gold for America

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 3

The mail si[?]Moana has arrived at San Francisco carrying large shipments of gold intended for New York…

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German Visitor to Sultan. Brings Much-needed Gold

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 2

The Sultan has received the Grand Duke of Meeklenburg. It is believed that the latter brought several million francs in gold in his baggage. The Turks have been…

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Gold Export to America

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 3

The Bank of England has set aside 3,390,000 sovereigns for export to the United States, and also another 50,000, which will be forwarded to Switzerland…

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Western War Theatre. Mine Fighting Proceeds. on French Front. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 2

"A German attack north of Souche[?] has been easily repa[?] reports a Paris communique, which adds:-"The mine duel south of the Somme…

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Mining with [?]

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

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…

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