Miners' Battalion
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Miners' Battalion paraded before the Governor-General at Melbourne to-day. The men created a favorable impression…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
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Queen Elizabeth's Coal Monopoly
Queen Elizabeth was the first English monarch to realize the value of the coal-mines as a State-owned monopoly. She obtained a lease of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' Battalion. Governor-general Takes Salute. Melbourne
Standing on the steps of the Federal Parliament House to-day, the Governor-General took the salute of the Miners Battalion which passed en route, to…
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At Murwillumbah Court yesterday, an unusual application was dealt with, and granted It was an application from Herbert Rose and others, for a…
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LONDON, Saturday.—General Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We sprang three mines on Friday night in the neighbourhood of Loo[?] with satisfactory results. We repulsed this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold in the Sand
At Murwillumbah Court an unusual application was dealt with, and granted. It was an application from Herbert Rose and others, for a dredging lease to operate for gold, tin…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mines Likely to Close Down
PERTH, Wednesday.—Several mines at Kalgoorlie are likely to close down until the end of the war owing to the difficulty in getting labor and the heavy cost of supplies…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Outside work at the Victorian State Coal Mine has been suspended owing to the working agreement not having been signed through a wages dispute…
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ATHENS, Sunday.—A significant but unconfirmed report is that the Turks are removing mines from the Dardanelles…
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LONDON, Saturday.—A Havre mine sweeper, the Au Revoir, has been torpedoed. The British Admiralty announced that a mine…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The "Daily Chronicle's" Paris correspondent states Douau[?] village has changed hands many times. The Brandenburgers have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Miners at Hill End Strike
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Between 50 and 60 men employed at Hill End mines left work in pursuance of their ultimatum not to work with non-unionists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor Affairs. Miners' Association Sued. a Restaurant Cook's Claim
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Argument commenced before the Full Court on a demurrer in the case of Frances Egan, who is claiming £1000 damages from the trustees of the Barrier…
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Following on the deputation from the associated banks of Victoria, which waited on the Federal Treasurer Hon. W. G. Higgs) some time ago…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Turkey and Peace. Awaiting Result of Fighting on French Front. Removal of Mines From Dardanelles
ATHENS, Wednesday.—At a recent meeting of the new Turkish Committee the Grand Vizier upheld the contention that immediate peace should be councluded with the Entente…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Dardanelles. Why Mines Were Removed
ROME, Thursday.—The "Tribuna" says two Austrian dreadnoughts have been completed and propose to rush the Dardanelles. This explains the Turks' removal of mines…
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COPENHAGEN, Friday.—A Norwegian captain reports that the North Sea is full of German mines…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Sir Douglas Haig reports:— We exploded three mines eastward of Vermelles with satisfactory results. Artillery on both sides is active about Albert, [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Manganese Mine at Nana Glen
Good progress is being made at the Manganese mine at Nana Glen, the shaft having been sunk to a depth of between 20 and 30 feet. Seven men have been at work for the…
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A Norwegian captain reports that the North Sea is full of German mines…
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