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Northern Rivers · Mining & the mines
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Survivors from the ill -fated Hampshire state that heavy seas were breaking over the ship, which made it necessary to batten everything down…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R. Hughes, a scullery man, was found dead in the coal hole of a vessel in the Harbor this morning. At some time during the night he had fallen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →HOBART, Wednesday.—Phenomenally rich ore is being won from the North Lyell mine. The ground face is about 12 feet wide with some ore worth 50 per cent. of copper. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—General Haig reports: Mining activity and some bombardment occurred on both sides. We surprised and bombed a large working party and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day at the yards Messrs. p. Smith and Son will offer a gold, button for safe to the highest bidder. The proceeds go to swell the funds of War chest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Friday.—General Haig reports:—An exceptionally large mine was exploded at Givenehy just north of La Bassee Canal on Thursday morning, during which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Monday.—The Broken Hill miners at a mass meeting-decided to abide by the Arbitration Court award and work on. The solicitor for the men pointed out the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Messrs. E. N. Larkin and R. E. Alcorn sold by auction at Kyogle yesterday gold-mounted buttons in aid of Button Day. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →I can truly say that Mr. Kugelman's cure for Epileptic Fits is complete and permanent. My daughter had her first attack about seven years ago, and they gradually…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Euchre Party in 'aid of the funds for the War Chest, Mr. A. E. Budd auctioned a gold button. which realised ₤6 6s. being purchased by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Svenska Dagbladet'' details the Baltic fight. The German squadron included light cruisers masked as freight steamers. Thee were aware that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Bulli, Excelsior, and Bullicollieries were idle to-day. The Bullimen refused to work because of some question of payment; the other two are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WELLINGTON, N.Z., Tuesday.— The cutter enterprise has reached Stewart Island after an unsuccessful quest in the vicinity of the Auckland Islands for gold on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two hundred and fifty men have ceased work at Bulli colliery owing to a dispute with the management over wages. Two other adjoining collievies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The New South. Wales gold yield for the past half-year shows a comparative decrease in value of £90,279…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Wednesday— The Cambrian Combine has absorbed the firm.of Davis and Sons with an aggregate capital of £4,000,000. It is the largest coal concern in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—A ferment id said to exist among the coal miners of N.S.W. over the question of working hours. A uniou secretary says the officials are [?]inding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →VANCOUVER, Thursday.—Ashcroft, a mining and ranching town 200 miles east of Vancouver, has been burned down. The loss is £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ROME, Thursday.—The Stromboli Island volcano is in a violent state of eruption. Government tugs are reseuing the terror-struck inhabitants…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A message from Paris states:--After violent bomb fighting we progressed at certain points of the main battle area. The weather interfered somewhat with…
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