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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

173 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 9

French Successes. British Miners Loyal. Assisting in the Harvest. Industrial Disputes Hung Up. Sydney, Monday Night

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1914 · page 5

The French operations, are developing along the lines from Rechicoart to Santern and Vineaux. The advance has been specially rapid in the…

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The Horror of Mines

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 August 1914 · page 7

Floating mechanical mines are so-called to distinguish them from electrocontact mines, which are laid only in territorial waters, are connected with…

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Japan Declares War Against Germany. Germans Scatter Floating Mines Indiscriminately. Heavy French and German Losses. Germans Marching to the French Frontier. Sydney, Monday. [?].4 a.m

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 August 1914 · page 4

Japan has declared war against Germany. The Japan[?] embassy expects that Japan will meet with resistance from…

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British Warships for Mexico. Why British Marines Were Landed. Blown Up by Mines. Retaliation May Be Necessary. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 3

Three British warships have been sent to Mexican waters to protect the oil and cotton ships in the Gulf of Mexico, where it is believed German…

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Mining Tro[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 7

At a [?] [?] [?] [?] of the [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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In Terror of the Germans. People Hiding in Under Ground Passages. Catching the German Mine Layers. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 5

An Antwerp correspondent in the London ."Daily Chronilcle," who has returned from Mechlin, states the reports of the damage to the city…

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Mining warden's Court. [?] — [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1914 · page 4

R.J. Saturday weather to enter [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Mining Warden's Court. Thursday, September 3, (Before Mr. Warden Perry)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 September 1914 · page 4

D. J. Schaefer, authority to enter 40a., p. Sandy Creek, c. Hardings," to prospect for molybdenite.—Granted for six months, 2/6 an acre rent, £1…

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German Wounded. Cattaro Bombarded Japanese Find 1000 Mines. Reverse Frankly Admitted. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 7 September 1914 · page 3

The Germans have no field hospitals, merely a large number of doctors, who do dressing and perform operations in any available building…

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The Mine Peril. Two Vessels Sunk by Mines. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1914 · page 4

The Official Press Bureau confirms the sinking of the steamer Runo by a Boating mine, Twenty Russian immigrants were lost…

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Removing Innumerable Mines

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

The British and French destroyers are [?] Austrian [?] the [?]…

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German Land Mine Kills Chinese

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 4

A German land [?] recently visiting a [?] of C[?] who were [?] near the boundary…

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Terrible Colliery Explosion. Miners Entombed

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 4

A terrific explosion occurred at the Ralphe colliery, Huntly, New Zealand, early on Saturday morning, entombing over 50 miners. The explosion…

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Mining Industry. Emmaville Seeks Government Assistance

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 2

On Saturday last Mr. Estell, Minister for Labor, accompanied by Mr. K. J. Thomas, member for Gough, visited Emmaville in response to an urgent…

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Colliery Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 4

The total death roll in the Huntley colliery disaster is 35…

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Miners' Rights and Timber Cutting. Case of Local Interest

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 7

A case of some local interest was heard in Sydney on Friday before Sir. justice Harvey, sitting in Chambers relative to the question of…

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Mine-laying in North Sea. Germans at Waterloo. Skeleton German Soldiers. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 4

The "Daily Telegraph" naval expert quotes a letter from Dr. William Lloyd, to the effect that many traw[?]ers are used in mine-laying by night…

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Mine to Resume

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 4

The Central Mine at Broken Hill will resume work on Monday…

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Coal Enough for 1000 Years

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 5

According to a calculation made by the Internal Geological Congress of Canada, the available supply of coal still unmined in the world is…

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The Missing Gold. Holidaymaker's Experience

Guyra Argus · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 6

A Glasgow man's adventure in the isle of Man was related before the Douglas stipendiary, when Margaret Williams, chambermaid in the Brookwood Boardinghouse, Douglas…

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