Clockwork Mines. Set by Huns to Blow Up on Different Dates
W. Bench Thomas, the war correspondent, tells of the marvellous German defences in the abandoned area of France…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1917
393 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 20
Miners Earn £20 a Week. Workers in Cardiff Invested £30,000,000 in War Loan
Cardiff has become known as the Pittsburg of the British Isles (says the New York "Sun"). Like the American city, the coal mines are largely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Italy Needs Coal. (Reuter's Telegram.) WASHINGTON
"Italy needs a million, tons of American coal monthly to continue munitions manufacture," states Senor Francesco Nitti the War Missioner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Miners. Responsible for Destruction of Hill 60. LONDON
Correspondents credit the Australian miners with the elaborate scientific tunnelling resulting in the destruction of Hill 60…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Powerful Organisation. Barrier A.M.A. Amalgamates with Coal Miners. Officer's Boast. SYDNEY
The Barrier branch of the A.M.A. has merged into the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, therefore after a generation it has ceased…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Inferno. Germans Wiped Out by British Mine. Whole Country Changed. Cries from the Underworld. LONDON
A French correspondent at British Headquarters gives some indication of the elaboratness of the preparations for and the immensity of the offensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Decreased Gold Yield. Sydney
The gold yield for New South Wales for the past five months shows a decrease in value of £42,782…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farming and Mining Inventions
Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Paten Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Mine Explosion. Damage to English Lines. LONDON
A wireless Gorman official message says: We exploded several mines eastward of Ypres, playing havoc with the English position. We also repulsed an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Coal Troubles. Sydney
The settlement of all troubles in connection with the New Zealand coal mines seems in sight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine-sweeper Sunk. London
Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a mine sweeper struck a mine in the Bay of Biscay and sank. The explosion of the boiler killed seven of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Control of Coal WASHINGTON
The Federal Trade Commission, in radical language, has recommended drastic Government control of coal and coke prices and transportation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Accident. Sydney, Friday, 2 p.m
A man named John Edwards was killed and three others injured at the Junction North Broken Hill mine, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N Z Coal Mining Trouble Ended. Sydney, Monday, 11.30 a.m
The trouble with the coal miners in New Zealand is over until the termination of the war. Agreements have been completed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reduction of Mine Outputs. Sydney, Monday, 11.30 a.m
As a result of the decision of directors to reduce the products of the various mines at Broken Hill, many men employed at the Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Gold and Silver Fund
Mrs. Liston has received the following letter, and states that gifts of gold and silver, also old dental plates are Valuable, the value of the latter being…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →State Coal Mine. Sydney, Wednesday, 11 a.m
It has been decided by the Government to suspend operations at the Lithgow State coal mine. The employees are to be given a fort…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farming and Mining Inventions
Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh-street, Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Threaten Trouble. Notices Resented. SYDNEY
Issued notices at mines in the Western districts relative to the Workmen's Compensation Act, requiring employees to furnish medical evidence that they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Liner Sunk Mongolia Strikes a Mine. London
The P. and O. steamer Mongolia sank off Bombay on Saturday last as the result of striking a mine. The mails are reported to have been lost…
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