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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Miscellaneous Items. German Mine-layer Wrecked. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1915 · page 2

Wreckage from a German minelayer was washed ashore on the coast of Denmark…

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State Coal Mines

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 4

The Queensland Government is negotiating for the purchase of two collieries to be used as State coal mines…

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Mining Activity. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 2

General Birdwood says:— Last week there was considerable mining activity on both sides at Gallipoli. The Turks fired a mine on Hill 60…

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Our Mines. (Contributed)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 2

IN a recent issue of the " Times" I was pleased to notice that a representative of some mining investors had been inspecting the "shows"…

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Industrial Unrest. Object to Night Work. Coal Lumpers' Demand. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 3

All the coal hulks in the harbor were idle this morning, while the coal lumpers were holding a meeting at Miller's Point. Demands are being made for…

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Coal Crisis. Conference Arranged. "More Money or No "Work." Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 3

The Colliery Proprietors' Association will meet the Employees' Federation delegates in conference to-morrow. This is regarded as a hopeful sign, but the…

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Coal Strike Imminent. Employers' Proposals Rejected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 October 1915 · page 4

The coal lumpers' mass meeting to-day rejected the employers' proposal and decided to adhere to their original demand. A strike is now imminent…

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Coal Lumpers' Strike

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 5

There is little change in position of the coal lumpers' strike. Numbers of steamers are leaving short of coal, and others are…

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Prosecutions Against Coal Lumpers

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 3

At the Industrial Court today the Sydney Steam Colliery Owners' Association and the Coal Stevedore Association asked for the fixing of a date…

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Sea Water and Coal

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 6

Work which has of late years been accomplished in recovering cargoes of coal from sunken vessels has tended to show that the combustion of the…

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Navy Grabs All the Coal

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 5

The Navy Department has commandeered all the supplies of coal at the various ports Australia…

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Industrial Unrest. Coal Lumpers' Strike. No Settlement. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 3

There is no sign of a settlement of the coal lumpers' strike. Negotiations with the the employers are still proceeding. The men expressed themselves fully…

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Coal Supplies. Seized by Navy Department. Statement by Mr, Jensen. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 4

The Minister for the Navy definitely announced to-day that his department had commandeered all the coal supplies in band at Melbourne, Adelaide, Albany…

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Mining

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 3

Lobbs Hole Copper Mine is about ro receive a filip. A few enterprising townspeople have joined Me Julius Forsstrom in his venture and opera:…

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To-day's Telegrams Coal Lumpers Strike-off. Sydney, Friday

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 2

The coal lumpers decided last night to return to work today, pending a conference which is to be held…

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Situation Unchanged. Aeroplane and Mining Activity. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 2

The general situation is unchanged, There has been mining activity on both sides without important results. Two German aeroplanes were brought…

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State Parliament. the Coal Crisis. Increased Cost of Living. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 2

In the Assembly to-day, Mr. Wade asked the Attorney-General what sums of money were being found by the Norton-Griffiths Co. up to date…

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Back to Work. Coal Lumpers Resume. Judge [?]Eydon Pleased. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

Mr. Justice Heydon, in the Industrial Court this morning, expressed his pleasure when he was informed that the coal lumpers had resumed work. Referring…

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Ships Collide. Mine Sweeper Sunk. One Hundred Men Missing. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 2

The Admirelty states that the auxiliary mine-sweeper Hythe (Commander Bird) was sunk on Thursday after a collision with another British ship…

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Mine Sweeper Sunk

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 November 1915 · page 2

The Admiralty reports that the mine sweeper Hythe. (Commander Bird) was sunk in a collision with another British ship off Gallipoli. Ten naval men…

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