State Coal Mine
The Minister for Mines has given instructions for the coal testing bore at National Park to be put down another 500ft. in order to test three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Southern Highlands · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1915
22 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 2
The Salt Mines of Wieliczka
Nine miles north east of Cracow, the great Austrian polish fortress town, are the remarkable salt mines of Wieliczka, the most famous in the world. There is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prosperity at Woolwich. a Gold Mine to Workmen
While the financial strain or war is felt in all parts of the country, woolwich is happy, for Woolwich lives and thrives on fighting by land and sea…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electric Power As a By-product at Mines
At a mine in South Africa, says. "Prometheus" the water supply has to be drawn from a considerable distance and must on its way, cross a ridge some 600…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →For the Mine Sweepers
Miss Mary Jay, a well-known Sydney journalist, is making a special appeal for hand knitted socks on behalf of the brave, intrepid men who are carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal for German Cruisers. Philippines As a Base
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 violated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storing Coal in Water
The advantages of storing quantities of coal under water, where deterioration is much less that in the air, are, according to the "Colonial Journal,"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Much Glory, Little Gold
Soon after victory bad declared itself in favour of the British arms at the memorable battle of Blenheim, the Duke of Marlborough, in traversing the ranks,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold for Iron. Germans Revive Ancient Custom
Reviving a custom of 100 years ago, the German-Americans of San Francisco will give gold for iron, in aid of the German relief work (says the Examiner)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mine Sweepers
Miss Mary Jay has just despatched to the Queen, 100 pairs of knitted socks for the mine sweepers. This is the third hundred pairs that has been forwarded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Submarine. Type That Lays Mines
Submarines G1 and G2 have been put through a series of severe engine test while moored in Brooklyn Navy Yard (says an American paper). These two undersea boats, together with their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germans in a Trap. Shell 28 Years Old. Officer's Coal Cellar
What price chicken, pork, greens, pate do fole gras, grapes, and plenty of tinned stuff for dinner, not two miles from the firing line? As our Job's comforter says: "It may be our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Mine Sweepers
Miss Mary Jay has just despatched 100 pairs of socks to the Queen for the brave mine sweepers. This is the 4th bale of 100 socks which has been sent to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How to Save Coal
How to minimise the consumption of coal is a problem that most careful housekeepers are striving to solve. "Muriel." in the "Weekly Telegraph,"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Mine Sweepers
Miss Mary Jay has just despatched another 100 pairs of knitted socks to the Queen for the Mine Sweepers in the North Sea. This makes the fifth hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Break Up a Gold
Anything that will set the blood into native Circulation is good for a cold. Bathe the feet in hot water and drink hot water, or hot lemonade, on going to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →How Warships Eat Up Coal
One of the many now items of expenditure which we have to face in the present war is the cost of fuel (says the "Globe"). The Navy Estimates for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Steamer to India Only 35 Tons of Coal Taken for a Voyage Which Took 114 Days
When was the first steam voyage from England to calcutta accomplished? This cannot be answered with any degree of certainty, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Steamer to India. Only 36 Tons of Coal Taken for a Voyage Which Took 114 Days
When was the first steam voyage from England to Calcutta accomplished?. This cannot be certainty, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gold Embargo
For the future no person will be permitted to take away from Australia [?]uore than £50 in gold except in special [?], which will be considered…
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