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

Mining & the mines, 1914

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Austrian Mines. Rome

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 2

Reports state that four Austrian torpedoers andnna two deatroyers have been sun by Austrian mines and nearly all the crew perished…

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Struck British Mines. Amsterdam

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 2

The British steamer Ardmouth struck three British mines and only sank on striking the third…

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Struck British Mines. Amsterdam

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 2

The British steamer Ardmouth struck three British mines and only sank on striking the third…

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Coal Enough for a Thousand Years

The North Western Courier · Friday 9 October 1914 · page 6

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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Coal for German Raiders. Japanese Locate the Source. TOKIO

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

The Japanese navy has located the source whence the German warships obtained the coal which enabled them to continue raiding in the Pacific…

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Coal for German Raiders. Japanese Locate the Source. TOKIO

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 13 October 1914 · page 2

The Japanese navy has located the source whence the German warships obtained the coal which enabled them to continue raiding in the Pacific…

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Export of Coal. Permission Must be Obtained. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 2

The Federal Executive authorised a proclamation prohibiting the export of coal, except with the permission of the Minister of Customs…

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Export of Coal. Permission Must be Obtained. SYDNEY

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 15 October 1914 · page 2

The Federal Executive authorised a proclamation prohibiting the export of coal, except with the permission of the Minister of Customs…

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£600,000 in Gold in a Train

The North Western Courier · Friday 16 October 1914 · page 6

Probably the most valuable freight ever conveyed by a single train has been carried on the Lehigh Valley Railway from Denver, Baltimore, and…

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Destroying French Coal Mines. Vengeful Germans. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Germans are creating havoc in French coal mines, evidently seeking vengeance before retreating across the Belgian…

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Destroying French Coal Mines. Vengeful Germans. LONDON

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph" states that the Germans are creating havoc in French coal mines, evidently seeking vengeance before retreating across the Belgian…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 3

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following application for patents connected with the farming and…

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Farming and Mining Inventions

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 October 1914 · page 3

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel,Patent Attorneys,of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following application for patents connected with the farming and…

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Steamer's Experience. Struck a Mine and Survived. ROTTERDAM

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 October 1914 · page 2

The steamer Noordam has arrived. An explosion caused by a mine under her stern wrecked the steering gear. A column of water rose to the height of…

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State Coal

Manilla Express · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 8

The Minister for Mines stated on Friday that the question of establishing State coal-mines is receiving close attention by the Government…

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Japanese Naval Disaster. Cruiser Strikes a Mine. Heavy Less of Lite. TOKIO

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

The Japanese cruiser Takachicho, 3700 tons, while steaming in Kiao Chan Bay, struck a floating mine, which tore a great rent in the hull…

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Japanese Naval Disaster. Cruiser Strikes a Mine. Heavy Loss of Life TOKIO

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 21 October 1914 · page 2

The Japanese cruiser Takachicho, 3700 tons, while steaming in Kiao Chau Bay, struck a floating mine, which tore a great rent in the hull…

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American Liner Strikes Mine. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

The American liner Polsdam struck a mine in the North Sea on Monday night. The vessel is in a crippled condition…

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American Liner Strikes Mine. London

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

The American liner Polsdam struck a mine in the North Sea on Monday night. The vessel is in a crippled condition…

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Thief Secures Gold. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Thursday 22 October 1914 · page 2

A thief entered the premises of Mr. Watkin Wynne, manager of the "Daily Telegraph" at Randwick early this morning and stole a sum of money in gold…

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