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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1914

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To Stop German Mine Layers. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 2

The Admiralty may find it necessary to diminish commercial traffic in the North Sea to enable it more speedily to detect German trawlers engaged in laying mines…

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Neutral Ships Destroyed. By German Mines. WASHINGTON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 2

According to British Foreign Office advices German mines have destroyed neutral ships in most cases with loss of life. Five Danish, two Dutch, one Norwegian,…

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Neutral Ships Destroyed. By German Mines. WASHINGTON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 September 1914 · page 2

According to British Foreign Office advices German mines have destroyed nautral ships in most cases with loss of life. Five Danish, two Dutch, one Norwegian,…

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More British Losses From Mines. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 9 September 1914 · page 2

Further details of the loss of the destroyer Pathfinder, show that the vessel sank within four minutes after striking a mine…

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Searching for the Mine Horror. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

The British are removing innumerable mines from the Adriatic. A German trawler was captured in the North Sea with 200 mines…

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Searching for the Mine Horror. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 11 September 1914 · page 2

The British are removing innumerable nines from the Adriatic. A German trawler was captured in the North Sea with 200 mines…

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Loss of the Pathfinder. Due to German Submarine. More Mine Disasters. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 2

The statement has now been made that the loss of the British cruiser Pathfinder was due to a German submarine, which eluded the vigilance of the other warships…

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Loss of the Pathfinder. Due to German Submarine. More Mine Disasters. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 2

The statement has now been made that the loss of the British cruiser Pathfinder was due to German submarine, which eluded the vigilance of the other warships…

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Late Telegrams Terrible Mine Disaster. Explesion in New Zealand. Many Men Entombed. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

[?] [?] explosion occurred at Ralph's mine, Huntley, New Zealand, at 7.30 yesterday morning. Fifty miners were below at the time. Of…

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Late Telegrams Terrible Mine Disaster. Explosion in New Zealand. Many Men Entombed. Sydney, Sunday. A terrible [?]

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 14 September 1914 · page 2

A terrible explosion occurred at Ralph's mine, Huntley, New Zealand, at 7.30 yesterday morning. Fifty miners were below at the time. Of…

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Mining Disaster

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 3

A terrific explosion occurred at the Ralphe colliery, [?]ontley. N.[?], ON Saturday morning The mine extends underground three quarters of a mi[?]…

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New Zealand Mine Disaster. 42 Lives Lost. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

The bodies of eight additional men killed in the New Zealand mine disaster were brought to the surface this morning. The number of men still entombed is not…

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New Zealand Mine Disaster. 42 Lives Lost. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 15 September 1914 · page 2

The bodies of eight additional men killed in the New Zealand mine disaster were brought to the surface this morning. The number of men still entombed is not…

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New Zealand Colliery Disaster. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 3

So far the disaster at the colliery in New Zealand has resulted in 32 names being placed on the death roll out of 63 miners below at the time of the explosion…

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New Zealand Colliery Disaster. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 16 September 1914 · page 3

So far the disaster at the colliery in New Zealand has resulted in 32 names being placed on the death roll out of 63 miners below at the time of the explosion…

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Gold Mining

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 8

The Brown Snake has just commenced crushing 40 tons of stone. The Black Snake (Clarke's claim) has been yielding well this last week or so. Some say a 100…

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Gold Jiining

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 8

The Brown Snake haus just commenced crushing 10 tons of stone. The Black Snake(Clarke's claim) has been yielding well tins last week or so. Some say a 100…

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Coal Enouch for a Thousand Years

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 7

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

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Serious Railway Accident. Miners' Lodge Official the Victim. West Maitland

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 7

A serious railway accident occurred this morning when Edwin Anbin, president of the Kurri Hospital committee, was found lying badly injured near the railway line…

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Serious Railway Accident. Miners' Lodge Official the Victim. West Maitland

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 19 September 1914 · page 7

A serious railway accident occurred this morning when Kdwin Aubin, president of the Kurri Hospital committee, was fouad lying badly injured near the railway line,…

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