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Mining & the mines, 1917

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Broken Hill Mines Manned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 October 1917 · page 2

Practically all the Broken Hill mines are now fully manned…

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Loss of the Cumberland. Probably Caused by Mine. Enemy Activity Apparent. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 October 1917 · page 3

That the Cumberland disaster was due to a mine of enemy origin, and not to an internal explosion, is a view which is supported by the discovery of…

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The Strike. Maitland Collieries. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 2

All the Maitland colieries were working to-day, but unless the shipping difficulty is overcome very soon, they will have to cease before the end…

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Mine Field Off Gabo. Minister for Navy's Announcement. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 2

The Minister for the Navy announces that mine sweeping operations have established the fact that a minefield exists about 5 miles south of Gabo Island…

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Mine Off Coast. Exploded Near Gabo. Sydney Sweepers Out. Melbourne

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 2

On October 10, in Lat 37 deg. 38 min. South, and Long. 149 deg. 55 min. east, in the vicinity of Gabo Island, a submarine mine of German…

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Coorabin Coal Mines

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 17 October 1917 · page 2

Mr. John Evans F.G.S., Consulting Engineer for the Australian Development Co., paid a visit of inspection to the operations now being carried out on…

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Prussia. Oesel Island Cut Off. Enemy Dreadnought Strikes Mine. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

A Russian official message Stales:—The enemy pressed us back over the mole in the direction of Moon Island, interrupting oar land communications…

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Mines Off Gabo. Enemy Agents at Work. Minister Warns Shipping. Melbourne

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 3

Further mines have been discovered off the Australian coast in the [?]icinlty of Gabo Island, and the fact has now been established…

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Anglo-dutch Situation. Coal Transaction Abandoned. Germany's "Inability to Guarantee." London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1917 · page 2

The proposed Anglo-Dutch arrangements, under which Holland was to import several hundred thousand tons of coal from Britain, in return…

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Mount Hope Mines

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 8

At the fourth annual general meeting of the shareholders of Mt. Hope, Ltd., held last week, Mr H. R. Denison, the acting chairman, presided, In…

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Coal for Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 2

A Melbourne wire states that six colliers have been manned by the National Service Bureau, and that the vessels will carry coal from Newcastle…

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State Parliament. War Loan and Income Tax. Price of Wheat Bags. Mr. Holman's Gold Mace. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1917 · page 3

In the Assembly Mr. M'Girr asked whether it was true that large amounts were being invested in war loans by big firms in Sydney and that such…

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Miners Out of Employment

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1917 · page 3

Many of the loyalists who were working in the Pelaw Main mine are having and the old hands arc getting lack, but many of them are still out…

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The Strike. Wollongong Coal Inquiry Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 2

Judge Curlewis, presiding over the miners' tribunal at Wollongong, said he wanted no make it clear that he had received no instruction from the…

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A Woman's Curiosity. Led to the Discovery 'Of a Torquoise Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 7

Perhaps the first mine in all the world that has been discovered because of a woman's insatiable curiosity has been developed in the State…

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"Baby Mine."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 7

Miss Beatrice Holloway, the clover young Australian actress, scores a huge success in her rolo as "Zoie," the child less wife of a business man in the new…

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Mines on Our Coast. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 2

It has been ascertained that [?] sweepers off Gabo dragged to the surface mines almost of modern type and terrifically powerful, bore…

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Gold Warden's Court. Friday, November 2. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, Mining Warden.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 3

Application were made by George Thomas Kennedy Code, James Rodd, and Richard Cutler, for authority to enter and search for gold within three…

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Mines Off Gabo Island. Sweepers' Discoveries. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

It has now been ascertained that mine sweepers off Gabo Island dragged, to the surface mines of most modern type and terrifically…

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A Rich Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 3

The Waiht Gold-mining Company, New Zealand, has declared a dividend of 1s., absorbing £25,000. making the total…

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