Miners and Conscription
A conference of miners is being tt Lancaster. The delegates are discussing what attitude they should adopt towards the Military Service Act, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining & the mines, 1916
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Coal Shortage
Mr. Runciman has established a committee of officials of the Admiralty, munitions works, mines, and railways to advise the District…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Miners Disdain Compulsion
The Miners' Conference, sitting at Lancaster, has carried a resolution expressive of the miners' opposition to the spirit of conscription, and of their determination…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Mines Exploded
A Paris message stores that the French have blown up four mines in the Argonne region…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Appam Wants to Coal
Lieut. Berg has asked permission to take aboard 200 tons of coal, apparently preparing to dash away…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russia Sends Coal to Roumania
Russia is sending enormous quantities of coal to Roumania…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Proposed Gold Export From Australia
We are in receipt of a pamphlet from the Govt. Printer, Melbourne, giving report of an interview between a deputation of the Associated Bunks…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Zealand Wonder—desert Gold
An ex-Australian steward and committeeman (says a sporting writer) who saw Desert Gold perform at Auckland (N.Z.), a short time ago, classes her as one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →"Huns Overdue at Hell." M.p. Appeals to Miners
Mr. J. Stanton, Labor M.P. for Merthyr Tydvil, delivered an appeal to the miners of South Wales on Wednesday to supply more coal. In the course of his address, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Capture of Appam. £10,000 in Gold Seized
Lieutenant Berg, the captor of the Elder Dempster West African liner Appam, now at Newport Zews(Virginia), has stated that the raider Moewe removed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Submarine Mine-layers
"Truth" thinks there is now no doubt that the Germans possess submarines specially designed for minelaying. These craft are fitted with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incidents of the War Arethusa Hits a Mine. Ten of the Crew Perish. London
It is officially announced by the Admiralty that the light cruiser Arethusa (3520 tons) struck a mine off the east coast of England. It is feared that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loss of Mine Sweeper. German Inaccuracies. British Cruisers Active
A Gentian wireless message, quoting the Copenhagen newspaper :Politiken," states that some Norwegian ships met during the week a large English fleet within the zone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reported Coal Find
Much excitement was caused in the town and district on Saturday, when a report of a coal find was made known. The find is reported to have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reported Coal Find. in the Urana District
Much excitement was caused in the town and district on Saturday when a report of a coal find was made known, The find is reported to have been made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early Submarine Mines
It would seem that the first appearance of mines in warfare was during the siege of Antwerp in Elizabethian days, when the Dutch…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western War Theatre. the Danger at Ypres. Mining and Trench Fighting. London
A French communique states: "At Artois, northward of Ball 140, we exploded a mine and seriously damaged a German trench. Another mine caused a a huge crater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oaklands Coal Find
A good deal of interest has been centred in the recently reported discovery of coal on the property of Mr. T. J. Lane, at Coorabin Siding, near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rich Gold in the West
About 2 cwt. of specimen stone was brought into Kalgoorlie from the New Bodington wine, Goongarrie, which is under option to a Kalgoorlie syndicate. The…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Next Door Published by arrangement with Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd., Melb & Lon. All Rights Reserved. Chapter Xvii. The Coal Man
"No, William, it is useless for you to order. I have put up with your evil ways for years—now I can stand them no longer."…
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