Magnetic Mines Effective Counter Expected London
Charles Morice military correspondent of the Paris newspaper "Petit Parislen," says: "Without betraying any secrets it is possible to state that…
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Magnetic Mine Menace Mystery Weapon Defence May Be Simple
Magnetic mines seem to be Hitler's "mystery weapon." Evidence shows that they rise beneath an oncoming vessel and cannot be seen by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →P. and O. Liner Damaged by Mine London
The P. and O liner Sussex, damaged by a mine in the Channel, reached London yesterday under her own steam and escorted by tugs. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Intensification of Mine Warfare Believed Ordered by Hitler London
Responsible quarters in Benin now openly indicate that Germany's unrestricted mine and U-boat warfare is designed to force neutrals to break…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Plight of Sea Victims Exhausted Survivors Tell Vivid Stories Six Days in Open Boat; Tossed By Gales Death and Suffering in Atlantic 200 Mines Washed Up on Yorkshire Coast LONDON
One of the blackest chapters in Germany's piratical campaign on the high seas was completed to-day, when survivors from three ships sunk by U-boats were landed in British ports. Their fortitude in face of terrible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Mines May Re-open
The Minister for Mines and Forests, Mr. Vincent, has announced that the Government had decided to provide greater assistance to the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Ship Strikes German Mine Copenhagen
A 300 ton German ship struck a German mine and foundered off Lange in the same vicinity as a mine layer was lost during last week. The fate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Scalp Money" for Mines Esbjerg (Denmark)
Fishermen are being paid £2 apiece for drifting mines that they explode with rifles. Ammunition is provided free. Eight shillings is the reward for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Combat the Magnetic Mines London
"You may be assured that the magnetic mines will not be a menace much longer," said a highly placed official, revealing the tremendous response to the appeal for 200 drifters, trawlers, and volunteers specially to combat the new form of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Unrestricted Mine Warfare" Germany's Reply to New British Move Magnetic Mines Being Used All Dutch Sailings Cancelled Smuggling of U.s. Goods to Germany
Germany will reply to Britain's new scheme to seize all goods of German origin of ownership from neutral shipping by embarking on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Destroyer Strikes Mine Off East Coast 40 Ratings Missing
It is officially announced that the destroyer Gipsy struck a mine off the East Coast of England on Tuesday last and was subsequently beached…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegraphic News Mr. Chamberlain Broadcasts Mine Menace Will be Overcome LONDON
In a broadcast to the Empire, Mr. Chamberlain said that the German mine campaign would not succeed. Britain already…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News Summary Combating Magnetic Mines War at Sea Unabated London
The total of British shipping losses through mines, torpedoes and gunfire for the week ended last Saturday is eleven ships, of 25,787 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Allies Will Win" Question Is, How Long Mr. Chamberlain's Broadcast Magnetic Mine Secret LONDON
Declaring himself to be full fit, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) in a broadcast to-night told bis listeners that 12 weeks of war showed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Secondary Industries in Country Towns Adelong Mining Industry Can Be Revived
The Secondary Industries Committee established by the Young Chamber of Commerce has lost no time in getting on with the job of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain Plans to Meet Coal Demands
Britain is planning to increase her output of coal by about 30,000,000 tons a year. Much of the extra coal will be used…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Gas As Motor Fuel Committee Reports Good Progress Canberra
Such progress has been made in using coal gas as a motor fuel that no technical difficulties exist in its application to motor transport, states…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plan to Combat Mines Canberra
The Minister for the interior (Senator Foll) to-day passed on to the Acting-Minister for the Navy (Brigadier Street) a plan forwarded by a Polish…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mines Closed in Cessnock District Cessnock
Pelton, Maitland Main, Milford and Greta college were idle to-day because a number of miners refused to work owing to certain men having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Magnetic Mines "Will Be Beaten" "London
In a speech at Chelsea the Lord Privy Seal (Sir Samuel Hoare) referred to the new mines being used by the Germans, which, he said, would be…
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