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Mining & the mines, 1914

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Mines Driven Ashore

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 November 1914 · page 2

A gale has driven, a number of powerful German mines ashore at Northumberland…

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North Sea Mines. Neutral Vessels Blown Up. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 November 1914 · page 2

During last week Germans scattered mines indiscriminately in the North Sea, so that many peaceful merchant vessels have been blown up with loss of life…

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Alleged Embezzlement. Company Manager's Defalcations. Mining Speculations. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1914 · page 2

William Edward Wright was committee for trial on a charge of having embezzled £120, the property of the Farmers' Storage and Export…

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Mines in the North Sea Indiscriminate Distribution by Germany. Merchant Vessels Lost. Others Escape by Luck. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1914 · page 2

A cable from Sir George Reid states that during the last week the Germans scattered mines, indiscriminately in the North Sea. Many peaceful…

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North Sea Closed. German Squadron Off Coast of England. Indiscriminate Mine Laying. Allies Still Gaining Ground. Latest News. German Squadron in the Channel. LONDON

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 November 1914 · page 2

Official reports state that the enemy's squadron fired on the coastguard gunboat Halcyon, and then retreated. Our light cruisers were unable to bring…

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Copper-miners' Find. Arizona Wonder Cave

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 7

One of the world's most remarkable natural caverns was casually uncovered the other day by minors in the employ of a company in Shattuck, Arizona. Its domed interior…

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Mount David Mine. Total Suspension of Labor. Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 3

Giving evidence before the Mining Warden at Bathurst during the bearing of an application by the Mount David Gold Mining Company for a…

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State Parliament Answers to Questions. the Maitland Mining Trouble. Appointment of Lady Inspectors. the Government and the Wheat Supply. Mr. Fitzpatrick on the War. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1914 · page 2

In the Assembly this afternoon reference was made to the trouble in the Maitland district owing to the miner' objection to the afternoon shift. The…

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German Cruiser Sunk. Warship Strikes Mine. Outside German Harbour

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 2

An official message states that the German cruiser Yorck (9,350 tons) struck a miine in The lahde, a German bay off the North Sea and was sunk…

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Heavy Battle Continues Allies Pressing Fatigued Enemy. Notable Progress. Bulgaria, Roumania, and Greece Will Probably Join In. Dardanelles Bombardment Continues. German Cruiser Sunk by German Mine. Sangninary Fighting. Desperate Conflicts at Ypres. Enemy Strongly Entrenched Aviators Destroy Railways. Amsterdam

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 November 1914 · page 2

The Germans are concentrating in large force near Ypres, and are also entrenching at the junction of the Bruges—Leopol Canal. They have their guns…

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Coal Transports Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 November 1914 · page 3

Twelve German and Turkish coal transport have been sunk off the Anatrolian coast…

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Melbourning Mining Offices Raided by Military. Trade Under German Influence Suspected. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 3

Additional particulars of the raid by the military authorities on the Melbourne offices of various copper, silver, and other Australian mining…

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The War. Another Naval Scrap. One British Cruiser Sunk, another Damaged. The Ypres Battle—Glorious British Victory. German Cruiser Sunk by a Mine. Von Kluck Reported Killed. SYDNEY, Friday, 10 a.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1914 · page 4

Admiral Craddock's fleet fought an engagement off the coast of South America with a superior German force…

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Mines in the Channel. Norwegian Steamer Sunk. Amsterdam

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 November 1914 · page 3

The Norwegian steamer Pluton has been mined and sunk near Yarmouth, where the German squadron recently appeared off the coast of England…

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Mining

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 2

At Gibraltar mines the outlook for the future during the past three months, has been pretty gloomy, from the employees' standpoint. The…

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Important Mining Decision

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

MR. JUSTICE GORDON, sitting in Chambers on Monday last, gave a decision on a special case by way of appeal stated by Mr. Warden James…

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Coal Enough Foe 1000 Years

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 8

According to a calculation made by the International Geological Congress of Canada, the available supply of coal still unmined in the world is…

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Coal Strike Inevitable. Alarm at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 3

The news of the heavy penalties imposed on the Miners' Federation and its leaders, caused great alarm here, where the opinion is general that a…

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Maitland Strike. Northern Miners' Federation Fined £2,000. Federation Members Fined £50 Each

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 4

The Northern Miners' Federation has been fined £2000 for aiding in the strike in connection with the afternoon shift on the Maitland…

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Industrial Act. Colliery Strike Sequel. Convicted of Contempt. Fines of £1000. Against Northern Federation a Crisis Probable. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1914 · page 3

In the Industrial court to-day, addresses were concluded regarding cases in which the Northern Federation had been found guilty of aiding in a…

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