Miners Sign the Pledge. Maitland Beer Strike. Sydney
A beer strike is in full swing in ten towns on the Maitland coal fields. The system of picketing is almost perfect. Since the 12th instant not…
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Innundation of Lys Imminent. Vessels Sunk by Mines. SYDNEY
A great inundation of Lys is imminent. An Italian vessel struck a mine off Pola and sunk. The crew were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →English Miners' Ballot. Demand for Increased Pay. London
A ballot at West Yorkshire on the subject of the decision of the Exceut[?] of the Minccel Federation of Britain gave a tremendous majority…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trawler Strikes a Mine. London
A Grimsby trawler picked up the crew of another trawler which had struck a mine and sunk…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Merchantman Wrecked. a Gale or a Mine! London
The Press Bureau says the British armed merchantman Vikorna has been lost either in a gale or by striking a mine north of Ireland. All on board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Mine Layers
German warships were seen of the Gulf of Bothnia, and art believed to be laying mines…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Mining
THE continuous dry weather has had its effect on mining up Adelong way. Over 30 hands were dismissed from Gibraltar mine on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →For the Mine-sweepers. Another Appeal Fob Comforts
Miss Mary Jay, who has worked so devotedly and so strenuously for the Belgians during the last few months, is now busily organising a fresh campaign of relief. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bangadang Goldfield. Big Development Scheme. Several New Companies Launched. the Parent Mine Will Absorb £6000 in 12 Months Further Prospecting of the Field to the Re Undertaken
THE possibilities of the Bangadang Goldfield are about to be tested on a scale that should soon prove its potentialities or settle beyond doubt its future. The last few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Effects of the Drought —And Irrigation. Gibraltar Gold Mines Affected. Wholesale Discharge 0F Hands
LAST Wednesday week, Mr. N. Holman, manager of the Gibraltar Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd, finding that the flow of water in the race that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Levies. Men Refuse to Pay. Maitland Mine Thrown Idle. Sydney
The trouble concerning levies for Maitland miners was brought to a climax this morning, when the Mount Kiera colliery was laid idle on account…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Mems
Herb. Pattie is said to have come on to a Rood show, four miles south or the old St. Patrick Mine at Bark Hut. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worth His Weight in Gold
The Maharajah of Travancore was, on one occasion at least worth his weight in gold, for he was weighed against a pure mass of the king of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Earlier News. the Tokomaru Disaster. Torpedoes in the Coal Bunkers. Wireless Operator's Statement. London
Harry Brown, the wireless operator on the Tokomaru, says the torpedoes forced their way through the ship into the coal bunkers, where they exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Earthquake in Yorkshire Coal Pit Unworkable. One Man Killed. London
Great alarm was caused in Conisbrough and Denby, in Yorkshire, yesterday, by a series of shocks like an earthquake. One colliery pit was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prosperity at Woolwich. a Gold Mine to Workmen
While the financial strain of war is felt in all parts of the country, Woolwich is happy, for Woolwich lives and thrives on fighting by land and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wednesday Afternoon. Fight for Salt Mines
The forest of Mourbruch has been the scene of a stubborn contest, owing to its containing valuable deposits of potassium and sodium, valued at sixty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Electric Power As a by Product at Mines
At a mine in South Africa, says "Prometheus," the water supply has to he drawn from a considerable distance, and must on its way, cross a ridge some 600…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Increased Coal Supplies. London
Forty municipalities are urging the Government to undertake, steps to increase coal supplies for making gas. Some suggest the suspension of eight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South African Gold Tax Capetown
It is understood that the Government of South Africa contemplates a special tax on gold mines on a sliding scale. It is calculated that the tax…
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