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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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In the Dardanelles. Destruction of Mines. Turkish Peashooters. Replied to at 12,000 Yards. Dramatic Coup Expected. London

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

A Paris paper states that minesweepers in the Dardanelles, protected toy the French squadron, are destroying live, rows of mines in the vicinity…

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On the Maitland Coalfields. Miners Knock Off Work, Assistance in Saving Houses. Flames Forty Feet Hight. Damage in Singleton District

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Eush fires are raging in the vicinty of Abordare, Neath, Abermain Weston, and Kurri Kurri, on the Maitiand coalfiedl. At Abermain the…

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The Goeben's Guns. Constantinople's Coal Supply

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

PETROGRAD, Tuesday.—The Goeben's eleven inch guns are mounted near Nagarse The Black Sea bombardment is likely to interfere with Constantinople's coal…

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Bush Fires Mining Camp Burnt Out. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 2

Bush fires are raging in many parts of the State to-day. At Sunny Corner thousands of acres of grass have been destroyed. Two settlers…

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For the Mine Sweepers

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 8

Miss Mary Jay, a well-known Sydney journalist, is making a special appeal for hand-knitted socks on behalf of the brave, intrepid men who are carrying…

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"Gold Dunish England."

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

COPENHAGEN, Friday.—All letters and letterpress from Germany are now stamped "God punish England."…

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Coal Nearly Run Out

Northern Star · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Saturday.—A released prisoner who was lately aboard the Karlarube heard that when the Glasgow ceased chasing her the Karisrube only had five…

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South Coast Collieries Idle. Lodges Should Settle Their Own Troubles

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Although the whisties sounded for work the whole of the South Coast collieries were idle. A number of employees attended at one or two pits…

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Town Endangered. Strasbueg Coal Depot Afire

Northern Star · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The "Chrnicle's" Geneva correspondent on Sunday reports that French aviators bombed a coal depot a fortnignt ago at Strasburg…

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Gold to Berlin

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 5

CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday.—The Germans banksers have sent 32 cases of gold to Berlin…

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Braving the Mine Area

Northern Star · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

ATHENS, Tuesay.—The Amethyst braved the mine area and advanced to Nagara, where there shells struck her and some damage was done…

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Blown Up by a Mine. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 3

A British trawler engaged in the mine sweeping operations in the Dardanelles under the protection of the Allied warships, struck a mine and was blown…

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Turkish Batteries Silenced. Cruiser Amethyst Braves Mines. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 3

Athens messages report that the British warships discovered and silenced mobile Turkish batteries above Kum Kalessi, in the direction of the Gulf of Saros…

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More Turkish Forts Silenced. Cruiser Bravos the Mine Area. Storming of Tarwowice Forts. Another Austrian Defeat. Interned Liner Slips Away. German Night Attacks Repulsed. A Determined Battle at Sainteloi. Output of War Material

Northern Star · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Earl Kitchener states that since the war the output of war material has increased three hundredfold…

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German Gold

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 7

CONATANTINOPLE, Tuesday.—The Germans' bankers have sent 32 cases of gold to Berlin…

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Operations Restricted to Mine Sweeping

Northern Star · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The "Dally Mall's Tencdos correspondent says the Alies oporations are restricted to mine sweeping of the approaches to Chanak to cover the…

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Miners' Conference. Twenty Per Cent. Increase Wanted

Northern Star · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A conference of the Miners Federation in British resolved to demand at the case of wages of 20 per cent. owing to the increase in the price of…

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Barbarisms Quoted. Anchored Mines Harmless Adrift. Regard Shown the Cotton Trade

Northern Star · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Sir, Edward Grey quotes the treatment of Belgian civilians, the barbarous treatment of British prisoners en route to Germany, the sinking of…

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Coal Mines Idle

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Three coal mines in the Maitland district are still idle. The employers threaten to shut down the others if the men do not abide by the…

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Coal Miners' Conference Increase in Wages Wanted. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 4

Delegates to the number of 150, representing every coal-mining area in Britain, held a conference in London to-day, at which a resolution was…

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