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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Ardlethan Tin Mines

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 6

Although the name of Ardlethan, when coupled with the word “mines,” has not a pleasant sound to many of our readers in Coolamon it may interest even them…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund."

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 1

A new fund has been started in Sydney during the last few days with the Hon. Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J., K.C.M.G., as President, and Messrs J…

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The War. News Day by Day. Allied Troops pouring into Salonika. Russians have closed Roumanian Froniler. Mines exploded in the Dardanelles. A Bulgar Regiment Annihilated. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 4

King Constantine gave an audience to a diplomatic body on Saturday and gave his personal assurance, which is regarded as…

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Adelong Goldfield

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 3

Mr W J Boson, M.L A. is in receipt of the following communication from the Under Secretary for Mines under date 1st inst:—" With reference…

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Germany. Gold Seizure Ordered. Berne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 2

Count Helfferich, the German Minister for Finance, has ordered all private safes in the German banks to be opened, and any gold found…

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"Grave Situation" America and Austria. Second Note Equivalent to Ultimatum. Russian Advance in Persia. Gold Seizure Ordered in Germany. Private Safes to Be Opened. 80,000 Italian Troops Landed in Albania. Western Front. Allies' Gums Active. Intense Bombardment. Enemy Batteries Silenced. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1915 · page 2

An official communique says:—We carried out between the Somme and the Oise an intense bombardment of trenches…

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Adelong Goldfield

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1915 · page 2

MR. W. J. Boston, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communition from the Under Secretary for i Mines under date 1st inst:—"With…

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Perils of Mine-sweeping

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 7

Imagine yourself trying to walk through a dense wood at midnight with no lantern, the penalty for touching a tree being death That…

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Adelong Goldfield

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 23 December 1915 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Boston, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following communication from the Under Secretary for Mines under dale 1st inst:—"With reference to your letter of 25th ultimo…

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State Coal Mine. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 3

The Minister for Mines is hopeful of having everything in readiness at an early date for opening the State [?]…

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Gold Discovery. a Sensational Find. 600 Oz. to the Ton. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1915 · page 3

Arthur Bancroft, a well known miner, arrived at Grafton this morning with news of a wounderfully rich gold find on the Upper Clarence. In four…

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Early Pioneers. Mining at Bendigo. First White Hill

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 30 December 1915 · page 8

From Robert Ross Haverfield's writings. it is evident that he and I were working on the first white hill at the same time and…

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Bulgaria. Cleaning Up Girdle Mines. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 2

The Russian fleet is constantly cleaning up the girdle mines around Varna…

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Mobilisation of Enemy Warships. Russians Mine Bulgarian Ports

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 2

A Rome message states that the Russian fleet mined the entrances to Bulgarian ports, in order to immobilise Bulgarian-German warships…

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New Zealand Racing. Desert Gold Wins Again. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 3

The Islanton Plate was won by Desert Gold, with Flying Star second, and Merry Roe third…

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