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Mining & the mines, 1915

434 stories in Riverina's papers · page 5 of 22

Mining Mems. Bangadang Field

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 3

The Dog Trap Mine has been floated (reports the "Tumut Advocate"), and Mr. Wm. O'Dwyer placed in charge. He is…

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Sinking of the Bengrove. Coal Bunkers Blown Up. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 2

Further particulars of the sinking of the Bengrove show that the vessel sank in forty minutes. Local lifeboats rescued 23 of the crew. The captain says…

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Coal[?] and Metalwork

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 3

[?] is and effective preservative [?] but experiments carried out by the Military Engineering Department [?] have shown that…

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Mine Sweepers at Work

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 2

Mine sweepers in the Dandanelles destroyed five rows of mines in the vicinity of Chanak…

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Rioting in Stamboul. Inadequate Coal Supply. the Fate of the Goeben. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 4

Martin Donohoe reports from Costanza that there is frequent rioting in Stamboul shops. Soldiers guard Pera against looting…

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A Tomato Gold Mine

Irrigation Record · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 16

In tomato growing on the Murray there is evidently money to be made. Growers at Echuca, on the Victorian, side, recently urged the Water Commission of that…

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Karlsruhe's Coal Supply. Reduced to Five Tons. Amsterdam

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1915 · page 2

A released prisoner who was latterly aboard the Karlsruhe, heard that when the Glasgow ceased chasing her the Karlsrube only had five tons of coal…

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Aerial Attack on Strasshurg. Coal Supplies Destroyed. City Endangered

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 2

French aviators hombarded the coal depot at Strassburg, when 34,000 tons, of coal were destroyed, endangering the river side quarter of the city…

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Mining, 1914. Annual Report by Mr. Warden James

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1915 · page 4

So far as general conditions are concerned, i.o., owing to the drought and the war, the year might have been a disastrous one for mining in the…

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Gold for Berlin. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 2

German banks, have sent 32 cases of gold to Berlin…

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Mining Mems

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

In connection with Bangadang amalgamation and reflotation into a compnay or £100,000, which, when first launched, looked as if…

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Mine Sweeper Blown Up. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 2

A British trawler, engaged in mine sweeping in the Dardanelles, struck a mine and was blown up…

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Miners Demand Increase. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

A conference of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain passed a resolution demanding an increase of 20 per cent. in wages, owing to the increase in…

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In the Dardanelles. Mine Sweeping Operations. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Tenedos says the Allies' operations are restricted to sweeping mines from the approaches to Chanak, under cover of…

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Coal for German Cruisers. Philippines As a Base

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2

Reports from Manila dispel any remaining doubt that the German men-of-war have used the Philippines as a base of supply, and that American neutrality has been v[?]ted…

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The War. News Day by Day. French score further Successes. German Banks sending gold from Constantinople. Battle at Novosltsa. Austrians lose 33,000 men. Heavy fighting at Chapplle. German losses 17,000 men. Wednesday night

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The French scored further successes by capturing three lines of trenches at Doreno. The recent British attack at…

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Germans are furiously bombarding Nieuport. Germans lost 4000 men at Cambres. Allies stopped delivery of 8000 motor waggons to Germany. French Aviator dropped bombs at Colmar. Germans using 16-inch Howitzers at Nieuport. Turks making efforts to prevent mine-sweeping in Dardanelles. Important movement of Bulgarian troops. English Mission received by King Ferdinand at Sofia. Italian Navy concentrating at Taranto. Crowds marching streets of Milan. "Down with Germany and Austria." Thursday, 5 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

The liner Cameronia eluded a submarine near Galloway and fifteen minutes later two submarines appeared on either side of the liner,…

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Partly Free of Mines. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 4

The Dardanelles has been cleared, of mines for II miles…

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French Mine Sweepers. Doing Excellent Service. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 2

The French mine sweepers are doing admirable work. There has been neither lose of life nor general damage…

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Coal Lumpers' Patriotism No Cessation of Work. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 3

There was a large attendance of coal lumpers at a cease-work meeting at Miller's Point this morning. After considerable discussion it was decided by…

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