Coal Output. a Conference Called
LONDON, Sunday.—The Government have requested, the miners to confer on the 16th inst. how to increase the coal output. Owing to the Allies' demands, the output has…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
719 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 36
Use of Pulverised Coal
The combustion of a "spray" of coal dust blown into the fire box by a blast of air is very nearly perfect, eliminating smoke, cinders, and firing tools. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Crack Corps. Maucti of the Mining Men. Soldiers Average Forty Years
The march of the mining men eventuated at Fremantle this morning. Leaving the quay sharply at 9.30 a.m., [?]his specially selected company of 1200…
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LONDON Thursday—The Miners Federation by a card vote of 583,000 to 135,000 opposed Conscription, and unanimously protested against the automatic enlistment of lads of…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—At the inquest on the body of Archibald McIntyre, 34, who was suffocated in an open cut at Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, the Chief Inspector of Mines…
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Mr Estell, Minister for Mines, who has been suffering from a severe attack of bronchitis, came back to his office to–day, though he is yet far from well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Fatality. Man Blown to Pieces
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Michael Ryan, a single man, was blown to pieces underground at the Oentral Mine, Broken Hill, to-day. He was boring, a hole with a machine drill when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Submarine Strife. German Mine-layer's Fate. Blown Up by Own Mine
COPENHAGEN, Wednesday.—A German mine-layer was blown up at Falstergbo on the southern coast of Sweden, by its own mine. The explosion killed portion of the crew. The…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A German mine-layer was blown up at Falstubo by one of her own mines. One sailor was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nonpayment, of a Levy. Trouble at a Colliery
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Bulli colliery, which employs about 200 men, was idle yesterday. It appears that two miners refused to pay the usual union levy of 1s to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late War News. Compulsion Bill Carried. German Mine-layer Blown Up. Aged Turks Wanted. Battle Between Destroyers. French Widow Compensated
PAIMS Tuesday.—The British Enbassy has given [?] sterling to MAdame Jacquet, wife of a Lille citizen, who was shot for sheltering…
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One of the most interesting discoveries by Egyptologists throws new light on the relative origin of copper and bronze in the Mediterranean…
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COPENHAGEN, Saturday.—The Swedish export of iron to Germany and also the importation of German coal has ceased…
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The recent submarine operations in the Baltic have greatly perturbed Sweden, being likely to affect German coal imports. German steamers in Swedish…
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The Mt. Pleasant mine, near Wollongong, is idle to-day owing to a dispute between the management and the men in connection with the transfer of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Parliament. the Senate. Export of Coal
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Senator Pearce, in reply to Senator Lynch, said care was taken that coal exported from Australia did not reach enemy ships…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The two Chinese passengers on the steamer Empire, which left Sydney for Hong Kong last week, who were charged with attempting to export gold…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is estimated that the coal at the State mine at r. Lithgow will be reached within four months after the erection of machinery. An area of 40,000…
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The Minister for Mines is pushing on with the preliminary work in connection with the opening of the State Coal Mine at Lithgow. An area of forty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loading Coal. Permission to Neutral Vessels
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fleet of coal ships has obtained, the necessary permits to load at" Newcastle. Tlid general opinion is that it is better to allow neutral shipn to take away…
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