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Mining & the mines, 1915

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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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Smashing Through the Dardanelles. Desperate Undertaking Several Battleships Sunk Brilliant Work by Allied Fleet Liner Escapes Submarine in Irish Sea Austro - Italian Position Critical Russian Successes at Przemysl Disaster in the Dardanelles. British and French Ships Go Down. Danger of Floating Mines. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1915 · page 2

The British Admiralty announces that during an attack on the forts in the Dardanelles Narrows the…

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Newcastle Coal Mines. Threaten to Close Down. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

Mr. Brown, speaking to the coal miners at Newcastle, declared that if be bad any more trouble at Plaw-main he would close down. The…

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Our Gold Yield

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 3

The mineral output in N.S.W. last year showed a falling off of a million and a half sterling…

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Coal Strike Settled. No More Trouble Anticipated. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1915 · page 2

The Pelaw Main colliery resumed work to-day. It is understood there will be no more trouble over the afternoon shift…

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Midnight Land Slide. Miners Killed in Bed. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 3

A landslide overwhelmed the Britannia copper mines. Fifty-two men, women and children were killed in their beds and 15 injured. The slide…

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Storing Coal in Water

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 3

The advantages of storing quantities of coal under water, where deterioration is much less than, in the air, are, according to the "Colonial Journal,"…

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Coal for German Cruisers. Philippines As a Base

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 26 March 1915 · page 4

Reports from [?] any remaining doubt that the German [?] have used the Philippines [?] of supply, and that American [?] has been [?]…

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Dardanelles Operations. Mine Sweeping Renewed. Athens

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The equinoxial gales in the Dardanelles have ceased, and mine sweeping has been renewed. Twenty-five first line vessels are…

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Russia's Crushing Offensive. Hammering Through the Carpathians. Austrians Fleeing Into Hungary, Massacre of Syrians by Turks. General Joffre Confident of Victory. Allies in the Ascendancy, Sensational Report From Canada Mine Sweeping Renewed in Dardanelles. Commonwealth Action Against German Sympathisers. Russia's Successful Offensive. a Sober Army. Efficient Manufacturing Activity. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 March 1915 · page 2

The Russian armies are continuing a vigorous offensive, in the Carpathians. Enormous quantities of disinfectants have been sent to Przemysl. owing to…

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Mine Sweeping

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 5

The mine-sweeping campaign is being again continued in the Dardanelles, under the cover of battleships. It is estimated the…

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The Gold Discoverers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 8

Though the outbreak or the gold fever was unexpected, there had been accounts of gold findings in the Government papers…

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Mt. Adrah News. Mining

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

THE Bangadang mines are looking bright, and a good number of bands are at work—some 40 all told. Cole's "Hop" mine will start…

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A Sensible Move. 'There's Gold in the Mountains.'

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 4

In a recent issue we mentioned that the Minister for Mines had been approached in respect to the way the Prospecting…

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Mining Chatter. Labor League Takes a Hand

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

A DEPUTATION recently interviewed the Minister for Mines with the idea of gaining his sympathy and support in the way of more liberally…

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Earlier Cables. Friday Afternoon. Mining of the "Bouvet."

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

The commander of the French battleship "Bouvet" cleverly evaded two mines when crossing the mine held in the Bardanellers, but approaching the…

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Mine Sweeping Continues. Three Shots a Minute. Damage on the Shore. Tenedos

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 2

Mine sweeping continues under cover of the battleships. The Turks at Kalid Bobr fired on the warships, but were promptly silenced…

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The Early Days. the Discovery of Gold in Australia. a Pound a Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1915 · page 8

A pound a day for the picking up was the fact which more than anything else was the cause of the outbreak of gold fever…

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Colliery Stoppage. Summonses Against Miners. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 2

The stoppage at Coat [?]contmues Over 100 summonses have been issued against the men…

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Victorian Coal

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 31 March 1915 · page 3

It has been found that the approximate area of brown coal deposits existing in the Morwell district, is over 700 square miles in…

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