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Mining & the mines, 1916

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A Mining Case

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 4

Mr. Warden Helm delivered his reserved decision in the mining case which was before him on June 30 last, when the application of E. Grant…

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Bulli Colliery Re-starts Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 3

Bulli colliery resumed work to-day after being idle for three weeks. The loss in wages will run approximately into £1500…

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Edna May Central Mine. Mine Manager to Resign. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 3

The directors of the Edua May Central gold mines held a meeting to-day to consider the course to be adopted with regard to the error made in…

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Chains of Gold

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1916 · page 4

He who given to a hospital lendeth to the Lord. A well-equipped and efficiently managed hospital is a noble…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund."

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

Parcels of gifts should be sent or posted to the head receiving depot, City Mutual Chambers, 62 Hunterstreet, Sydney or any suburban or…

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Old Gold and Silver War Fund. Fight! Work!! Give!!!

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 4

Can we do enough for those men who are doing all they can for us?—they are giving their lives for the country. The very least that we can…

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Two Collieries Idle. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

Owing to the management recently summoning a wheeler for insulting language and later resenting a demand from the morning wheelers that the summons…

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Buried Gold. Story of 2 Scotchmen

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 8

The discovery in a hollom log at Billabong Creek, near Berigan a few days ago, of a quantity of jewellery, the proceeds of a robbery some years…

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Welsh Miners Will Work. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 2

The Welsh miners by a majority of 1239 have decided to work next week and forego holidays…

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Mine-sweeper Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The British Admiralty announces that the auxiliary nine-sweeper Clacten was torpedoed and sunk in the Levant on Thursday. There are five men…

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Mine-sweeper Torpedoed London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 3

The Admiralty announces that the auxiliary mine sweeper Clacton was torpedoed and sunk in the Levant on Thursday. Five of the crew are…

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Welsh Miners. Pro-german Element. Labor Leader's Disclosure. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 2

The members of the South Wales Miners' Union have decided by a majority of 1239 voles, to work during the coming week…

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Impudent Germans. Re-coal Captured Vessel in Swedish Port. Stockholm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 August 1916 · page 3

The Germans captured the Swedish steamer Yhemis and impudently put to to the Swedish port Slite, in order to re-coal. They now insist on…

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Rich Gold Find. Report From Tasmania. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1916 · page 3

Four Hobart men arrived at Burnie last night, and claim to have made the richest discovery of gold in the annals of Tasmania and one of the…

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A Gold Find

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 August 1916 · page 2

Four Hobart men report having made the richest discovery of gold in the annals of Tasmania. The names of the party are J. McKenzie, C…

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Coal Contract. Italian Firm's Position. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 4

A German firm recently bought to compel an Italian firm which had contracted to supply British coal to fulfil its contract. The Italians refused on…

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Coal Workers and Employers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1916 · page 4

At Newcastle yesterday the Lodge of the Colliery Employees Federation decided by a large vote to accept a tentative agreement between the…

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Mine Manager Killed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1916 · page 3

While inspecting the levels at the new Golden Fleece mine at Bendigo to-day James Hebbel, the manager of the mine, was killed by a large…

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Submarine Mine-Layers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 7

Mines have always been laid in the sea by vessels especially equipped for that purpose. The warring powers of Europe have built submarines to…

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On the Goldfields

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 24 August 1916 · page 7

At Ballarat a ruined goldminer once committed suicide in a dramatic manner. During the time of the gold rush a certain deserted claim…

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