Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-19 | Page 17 | Australian Miners Provide War Unit

AUSTRALIAN MINERS t PROVIDE WAR AR UNIT MELBOURNE Australia N Nov v. v 19 The The miners' miners unit which the com commonwealth commonwealth com coin government recently of offered offered offered of- of to raise equip and send to the front is isnow now in process o of formation It will be composed of three companies com corn enrolled in districts in Australia Australia Australia Aus Aus- devoted to mining and thus probably New South Wales Vales and Queensland will supply one West Australia another and the three other states the third The total strength of the force forc will wm be about men menThe The officers ers of the unit are re all to tobe tobe be he drawn from the mining specialists in th the commonwealth There will be bea bea I a headquarters st staff tt and to this a aI afew afew few geologists will be attached I New Zealand is also arso mal malting making a de departure deI do- do I In recruiting a corps of skilled miners and antI miners miners' assistants assist assist- I ants