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Murray · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1918

264 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 14

Mine Host, "John Bridge" Annual Easter Invitation

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 8 March 1918 · page 5

In good time for those of our renders who are going to Sydney for the Easter Carnival, John Bridge & Co. Ltd. announce herewith that…

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Coal Miners to Be Recruited

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 11 March 1918 · page 2

The Press Bureau announces that the Government has decided to recruit 50,000 fit unmarried coal miners under 25 years of age…

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Divided Russia. a Roumanian-russian Peace. Trotsky Resigns. Germany Fortifying the Aalands. a German Vessel Strikes a Mine. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 2

A Russian wireless states that the Russian Roumanian peace has been concluded. It includes the early Roumanian evacuation of Bessarabia…

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Unsettled Coal Trade Compulsory Conference Abortive. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 March 1918 · page 2

The compulsory conference called by Mr. Holme, Industrial Commissioner, to avert trouble on the South Maitland coalfields owing to victimisation and the…

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Another Coal Strike Possible

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 3

A Newcastile message states that the position on the cornfields is very aeute as a result of the volunteer workers employed at the Pelaw Main and…

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The Wolf's Mine-laying Exploits

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

A United Service, message says that the Germans who captured and sunk the Matunga boasted of their exploits, including minelaying at…

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Moorat[?]ka Gold Dredging Co

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

In our issue of March 1 we dealt with the gold-dredging schema on Mooratunka, and stated that the initial mooting of members of the…

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Dissatisfied Coal Miners an Ominous Circular. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Australian Coal and Shale Employes' Federation, has issued a circular to the effect that it behoves unionists to watch…

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Collision in Irish Channel. Between Troop Ship and Mine Sweeper

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 3

The London and North Western Railway Company's steamer Rathmore collided with a warship in the Irish Channel. The Rathmore is badly damaged. Twenty…

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Coorabin Coal Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

The winding plant for the Coorabin Coal Mine arrived at Coorabin siding recently, but it could not be unloaded, owing to there not being a erase…

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Mooratunka Gold Dredging Company

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 3

An indicated in our last issue, the above company was formed on Thursday evening, with a capital of £40,000 in £1 shares, 20,000 of which are fully…

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Compulsory Coal Conference. Pasties at Loggerheads. Victimisation Objected To. Some Suggestions for Settlement. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 3

The compulsory conference to deal with matters in dispute in the mining industry met again, to-day. After three hours' discussion nothing definite was arrived at…

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Afternoon Shift in Mines. Abortive Compulsory Conference. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 21 March 1918 · page 2

A compulsory conference, called by Mr. Holme, Industrial Commissioner, was held to-day to discuss the position at Stanford Merthyr Colliery, in the Maitlad…

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Conserving Coal

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 23

The "Daily Telegraph" states that a new order is to be issued, under which theatres, music halls, and picture shows are to be closed at half-past 9 p.m. after…

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"Combing Out" Miners

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 46

The South Wales Miners' Federation has, by a small majority, balloted against the proposed "combing-out" of 50,000 miners from the British coalfields. The…

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Lighting Curtailed. in Order to Save Coal

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 3

It was announced in the House of Commons by Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, that a scheme of restrictions affecting all users of gas and…

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Portion of a German Mine. Now Exhibited in Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Mr.F. P.Burton, father of Mr. W. F. Burton, brought to the "Mail" Office on Saturday portion of a German mine which exploded at Black Rock, below Eden, near…

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Coorabin Coal Mine

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 3

No time is being lost in the work of opening up the coal mine at Coorabin, hear Oaklands. Large consignments of machinery, including the winding…

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Coorabin Coal Mine

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 2

No time is being lost in the work of opening up the coal mine at Coorabin, near Oaklands. Large consignments of machinery, including the winding…

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Great Gold Nuggets

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 29 March 1918 · page 4

The following is a list of the largest gold nuggets ever found "King of the Water Moon," found in Australia in 1852, 223lb 4oz; the…

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