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Show oo MINERS ARE TO GO TO THE FRONT Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 19. The Miners Unit which the commonwealth common-wealth government recently offered to raise, equip and send to the front Is now In process of formation. It will bo composed of three companies enrolled in districts in Australia devoted de-voted to mining, and thuB probably New South Wales and Queensland will supply one, West Australia another an-other and the three other states the third. The total strength of the force will be about 1000 men. , The officers of the unit are all to be drawn from the mining specialists in the commonwealth. There will be a headquarters staff and to this a few geologists will be attached. New Zealand is also making a departure de-parture in recruiting a corps of skilled miners and miners' assistants. |