Dodging Death on a Mine-sweeper
He was a warrant-officer, R.N.R., but at one time he had simply been a trawler captain—one of the hardy race of fishermen whose home is in the North Sea and…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Mining & the mines, 1916
351 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 18
Sulphur Mines Collapse. 200 Persons Killed
Violent earthquakes in Sicily have caused the collapse of three sulphur mines. Nearly 200 persons were killed in the ruins…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Earthquake in Sicily. 200 Miners Perish. London
Violent earthquakes are reported in Sicily (south-west of Italy). The shocks caused the collapse of three sulphur mines, and nearly 200 men were killed or buried…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Voyage Described. Interview With Captain. Return Cargo: Gold, Crude Rubber, and Nickel. BALTIMORE
Captam Paul Konig, master of the German super-submarine Deutschland, which was docked at 7 o'clock on Monday morning, asserts that the vessel is the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners in Conference. "Speeding Up" Supported. Exploiters Condemned
The annual conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain was opened (at Buxton (Derbyshire). The delegates present represented 750,000 colliers. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Monster Mine Explosion
A wounded sergeant has given a graphic description of the explosion of a monster mine at Beaumont-Hamel He says: —"It took crack Lancashire miners seven…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Coorabin Goal Mine
The depth of the coal so far sunk through at Coorabin in the two seams is now 54ft, and they are still sinking on it. The coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Refuse to Work with Germans
Miners employed at the Coal Cliff Colliery, Clifton, refused to work while three Germans were continued in the employment of the mine. The management…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ministers Hustling Fight for Cootamundra. Mr. Cann and Barrier Miners
The Executive League of Cootamundra has decided to receive applications from persons willing to contest the seat in the Labor interests up till 18th…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suicide Takes No Chances Shoots Himself on Edge of a Mine. Maryborough
Standing at the mouth of an abandoned shaft 250ft. deep, Alexander Kiellor, 54, is believed to have shot himself in the head. His body fell 150ft. into the water…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Shipment of Gold New York
Mr. J. P. Morgan, the the well known New York banker, has received a big shipment of gold, estimated to be worth 20,000,000 dollars (£4,000,000) from London…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Mines to Close
Employes of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's Minmi collieries have received 14 days' notice that their services are to be dispensed with. The collieries are to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike at Maitland. 400 Men Affected
All the colliery mechanics employed on the Maitland coalfield have ceased work, and 12 collieries have been thrown idle. More than 4000 men are affected. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gold Miners' Award
At a meeting of the committee of the Miners' Association at Bendigo, Mr. J. R. Little, general secretary of the F.M.E.A., said it was not the policy of…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Miners Forego Holidays
The Miners' Federation of Great Britain has resolved to forego the August holidays, in response to the appeal of the Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith) that the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Maitland Coal
The coal strike in the Maitland coal fields has been settled, the proprietors offer being accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Gold Shortage
Mr. Karl von Wiegand, the Berlin correspondent of the New York "World," in a message to that journal, states that in order to strengthen the German Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Northern Colliery Dispute. Men Resume Work. on Condition of Simultaneous Conference. West Maitland
At an aggregate meeting of the Colliery Mechanics Association to-day it was decided to accept the proprietors' offer by resuming work on Friday, and meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Gold and Silver War Fund. an Appeal. Fight! Work! Give!
Can we do enough for those men who are doing all they can for us?—they are giving their lives for the country. The very least that we can do is to help those…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Some American News Destructive Floods in Carolina Infantile Paralysis in New York. Pierpont Morgan Receives Twenty Million in Gold LONDON
Reuters' Washington correspondent reports that nine persons are dead, and 7000 homeless as the result of floods in South Carolina and Virginia…
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