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Mining & the mines, 1915

4,404 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 221

Mining. Tasmanian Gold Yield. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 9

The Tasmanian gold yield for 1914 is returned at 27,320oz fine, and is valued at £116,056…

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Murderous Mines. London

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 15

The recent heavy weather in the North Sea has shifted the mines sown by the Germans. Since Christmas eight vessels have…

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German Mines Again

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 1

"There is every reason to suspect," says a report from Washington to the London Times, "that the Germans are working assiduously to concoct a joint protest by…

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Export Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 8

The coal exports this month reached 315,874 tons, which is slightly below last month's figures, and considerably less than the exports for the corresponding period of last year. Of…

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Coal Wanted at Home. London, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 5

The foreign coal exports of South Wales have decreased by 7,000,000 tons since August…

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Country News. South Coast Coal Trade. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 5

The South Coast collieries have been fairly brisk during the past fortnight. Except for some local industrial disputes, the work has been well maintained. For the fortnightly…

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North Sea Mines. Two Steamers Sunk. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 7

The Dutch steamer Leersuui struck a mine and foundered in the North Sea. While attempting to rescue the crew, another steamer struck a mine. All the…

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Mining Year. Mineral Production Declining. War and Low Prices

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 8

The Under-Secretary for Mines, Mr. E. F. Pittman, has furnished a statement respecting the progress of the mineral industry during the year of 1914…

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Mining. the Industry in New South Wales. Review of the Year

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 9

The under-Secratary for Mines, Mr. E. F. Pittman, has furnished a statement respecting the progress of the mineral industry during the year 1914. The mineral production for 1913 was…

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The I. W. W. (Goldfield Paper.)

Direct Action · Friday 1 January 1915 · page 3

Sir,—The letter in your issue of November 24, over the name of Mr. J. Keegan, makes some reference to the I.W.W., its aims and…

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Miners Reprisals. Condition of Injured Persons. [?]

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 1

1(53) IMAGE NOT CLEAR! [?]…

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Miners' Reprisals. Condition of Injured Persons. Broken Hill

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 5

The pre[?]s occupied by the members of the D[?]utseber Verein were desiroyed by fire last night. Shortly before 6 o'clock in the evening a crowd assembled in front of the…

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Gold in the Sea. Chemist's Plan to Secure Fabulous Wealth

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 7

The news that a plan has been perfected for recovering the dissolved gold in the ocean, and that it [?] received the scientific benediction of Sir William Rainsay and…

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Battleship Sunk. Formidable Lost in Channel. Only 71 Survivors. Mine or Submarine? London, Friday Afternoon

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 1

The battleship Formidable was sunk in the Channel this morning, but whether by a mine or submarine is not yet certain. Seventy-one survivors were picked up by…

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The Lost Battleship Naval Experts Theory. Mines Released From Anchorage. Two Boat Loads Escape. London [?]

Evening News · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 1

According to survivors of the lost battleship Formidable, which was sunk in the English Channel, two other boatloads of the crew got away from the sinking vessel…

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The Fishermen of Death a Day in the Life of a Mine Sweeper Dangerous Work Fired by Torpedo Boats

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 13

Not ours the fighter's glow, "The glory and the praise; Unnoticed, to and fro We pass our dangerous ways…

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British Naval Loss. Battleship Sunk. Over 700 Men Missing. Mine, or Torpedo? Turkish Reverses. Christmas Day in Trenches. 151st Day of the War

The Sun · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 1

H.M.S. Formidable, a 15,000ton battleship, which was laid down in 1898, was sunk in the Channel yesterday morning. It…

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Maitland Miners. Hebburn Colliery to Resume Newcastle

The Sun · Sunday 3 January 1915 · page 5

It is persistently stated here, on the authority of men who mixed daily with miners on the Maitland field, that Hebburn colliery will resume work early this year. It is…

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Avoidance of Mines

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1915 · page 2

The elusion of the German minefields by out ships is reported to be causing great consternation in the Fatherland. The dirty weather recently experienced in the North Sea has…

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Gold Mining to the Rescue (?) Is a Revival of the Industry Possible? What Authorities Say , Not Likely to Assist

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 January 1915 · page 9

In times of stress and depression the popular mind invariably seeks either some new channel of activity to "keep things going," or discusses ways and means of reviving some…

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