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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1915

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The Gold Yield. Increase Shown

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—According to the official return the gold yield of this State for the first three months of the year was satisfactory, showing an increase over the…

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Absence Without Leave Miners Summoned at Wollongong. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 3

At Wollongong Court to-day the first batch of 102 summonses against the Coal Cliff employees for absenting themselves without leave, were taken…

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Japanese Mining Accident. [?] Number of M[?]

Northern Star · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 6

[?] Tuesday.—A [?] [?] near [?] [?] three hundred men are [?] [?]…

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Germany's Attacks on Shipping. Torpedoes As Floating Mines. the Hague Convention Ignored

Northern Star · Friday 16 April 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. Some German torpedoes picked up in the English Channel prove that Germany has systemaitcally set about the obstruction of all shipping…

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The Coal Trade Slump. Minens in [?]

Northern Star · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY,Saturday.— Pat[?] reported athong the West Wllsed [?] owing to the [?] in the roal [?] The States [?] to appealed…

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The Turkish Campaign. Mine-sweepers in the Dardanelles. London

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 3

"Le Journal de Paris" states that the Turks have repaired the forts at Kumkale and Sedd-ul-Bahr. Camels brought up all the material necessary,…

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A Great EIPlosion. Mine Enploded in the German Lise Crtenty of Officers

Northern Star · Monday 19 April 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.— [?] states — " We exploded a large mine on the 9th last. Dear Armentiere (N. France).Thaber and debris was burles 200 feet into…

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Iodide Silver Mines

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 4

The directors of the Iodide (Mineral Hill) Silver Mining Company announce that they have decided that operations at the company's mine are to be resumed,…

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Goods and Coal Trains Collide

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A collision occurred at Carnegie early yesterday morning between a goods train and a coal train. The goods train was…

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Mine Sweeping Continues. Repairs to Forts Prevented

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 5

ATHENS, Monday.—The mine sweeping of the Dardnelles continues. Ships daily enter the Straits and prevent repairs to the forst…

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Short of Explosives. Dummy Mines for the Dutch

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 April 1915 · page 5

AMSTERDAM, Sunday.—Some mines recently washed ashore in Holland were dummies constructed of wood and canvas, suggesting the Germans are short of…

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Welsh Miners. Notification to Owners

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The North Wales Miners' Association has notified the owners that after May 9th they will cease work in any mine employing non-unionists…

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Neutral Shipping Impeded. a Mine Field Off Sweden

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 5

COPENHAGEN, Tuesday.—The German flert has laid a mine field in the vicinity of Aland Island, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothrisa, to prevent communication…

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Earle Hermann Ltd. Claim Against Mining Engineer. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 4

At the Jury Court to-day Earle Hermann Ltd. claimed £361 from James Fawce[?]t, mining engineer, in respect of transactions in Mount Oxide Options…

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In the Black Sea. Turkish Fleet Short of Coal. London

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 3

A message from Salonika says that during the cruise by the Turkish Fleet in the Black Sea the Russians [?]ined the entrance to the Bosphorus. Later…

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Diminution of Coal. All Should Contribute to the B[?]des. What Their Sacrifices Were, Government Only Want the

Northern Star · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday, — Mr. Asquith, continuing, [?] in the coal trade 217,000 miners had [?]sted. This was a [?]did record. An influs of 70,000 other…

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[?] Mines in the Canal

Northern Star · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

[?], Wednesday.— Two Trukish mines have been recovered in the Suez Canal near Kantara…

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Miners' Conference. Discussing South Wales Claim. Meeting with the Board of Trade

Northern Star · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A conference of the Miners' Federation is to [?]e held at Westminister to discuss the South Wales suggestion to strike unless a 20 per cent…

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Drake Mining

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 7

Notwithstanding the high price of copper ruling at present, there is very little mining activity at Drake. The only mine displaying any vitality is…

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Mining Troubles. National Conference Demanded

Northern Star · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Miners' Conference carried a resoulution asking the Government to [?] a national Conference. Mr.[?] the coal…

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