Strikes. Coal Miners Out. 12,000 Men Idle. 800 Moulders Also Out. Newcastle
Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 4
All mines affiliated with the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation are idle to-day as a result of the demand for eight hours from bank to bank. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Strike
Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 4
Australia has no sooner got the turmoil and strife of a fierce referendum campaign over than she is faced with serious industrial trouble. A general…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Coal Strike. All Mines Idle. Scarcity of Coal Felt. Men Refuse to Work Over Eight Hours. Waterside and Other Workmen Idle. Sydney, Wednesday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 5
Practically every colliery in the State has ceased work, and the scarcity of coal is already felt in shipping manufacturing, and gas. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Strike. Mr. Hoyle Regards As Serious. Special Cabinet Meeting. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 3
Mr. Hoyle regards the mining trouble as serious. A special Cabinet meeting will be held to-day to consider the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. Trouble Spreading. Crave Crisis. Sydney
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 2
It is u[?]ed that all the Queensland [?] will come work to-day. The Victorian miners are beginning to [?]. Tasmania…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Commandeered. Naval Department Seizes Supplies. Lord Mayor's Comments. the Industrial Dagger. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 5
Mr. Jensen, Minister for the Navy, announced this afternoon that the Commonwealth Government was commandeering coal supplies, and stated that everything…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike. Serious Development. Spreading in Commonwealth. Queensland Joins In. All Eastern States Idle. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 5
Stopwork meeting of miners will be held throughout Queensland to-day. All the mines in the Eastern States will thus be idle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Russian Mine Field. Stockholm, Saturday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 3
Russia has informed Sweden of her intention to lay another mine field in the Aaland Sea, near Swedish territorial waters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike. Factories Closing Down. Coal Ownership to Be Declared Naval Department Requires All Supplies. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 3
There are no fresh developments in connection with the coal crisis. A special meeting of the Executive Council to-day authorised a proclamation calling upon all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires the Coal Strike. Workers Refuse to Load Railway Coal. Ministerial Efforts at Settlement. Serious Shortage in Victoria Sydney
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 3
The Railway Workers and General Laborers' Association, which is now a branch of the A.W.U., has instructed its members not to load any coal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Baltic. Struck a Mine. Russian Dreadnought Damaged. London, Friday Evening
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 3
Petrograd reports that the Dreadnought cruiser Sevastopol struck a mine a week ago at Helsingfors, the naval station on the Gulf of Finland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. Position Serious. Its Effect in Melbourne. in Three Weeks All Industries Paralysed. Railway Section A.W.U. Support Miners. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 5
Mr. Hughes states that although the Navy Department has commandeered the coal supplies of the Commonwealth, it is not merely for its own use. He added…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SERIOUS. The Coal Strike. May Paraiyee Industry
Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 2
Mr. Hughes [?] [?] Navye. [?]ceted the coal applies of the Commonwealth it is not merely for its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposal to Declare All Coal "Black." Sydney
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4
Mr. Willis, general secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation stated this afternoon that the central executive had received advice of resolutions by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Coal to Be Tied Up. General Secretary's Opinion. Sydney, Tuesday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 3
The general secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation (Mr. Willis) stated that the Central Executive had received advice from three…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike. Position Serious. Proposal To Make All Coal "Black." and Tie Up All Supplies. Transports To Be Coaled. Industries Closing Down. Questions in Parliament. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4
In the Legislative Assembly to-day Mr. Gardiner asked the Premier in view of the grave results of the present coal strike would he see that the business of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Wires the Coal Strike. Questions in Parliament. Conference at Melbourne. Sydney, Tuesday Night
The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 3
In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. A. R. Gardener (Newcastle), asked the Premier, seeing the results were grave, would he be prepared to pass…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike. Crisis Spreading. Coke Workers Out. Industries Paralysed. Idle Ships at Sydney. Crews at Newcastle Paid Off. "Black" Coal Declaration. Sydney
Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4
It is pointed out that if the suggestion to declare all coal in the Commonwealth "black,"' is acted upon, the whole of the industries in the Commonwealth will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Coal Not "Black." Works Closing Down. Interstate Shipping Dislocated Sydney
Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4
There were no further developments today with respect to the coal crisis. A transport is being bunkered at Newcastle, in which the miners are assisting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How Coal Will Be Distributed. Other Applications Refused. 600 Already Turned Down
Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 4
MELBOURNE, Wednesday, 10.30 p.m. The Minister for Navy, Mr. Jensen, stated to-night that supplies of coal are to be given to transports and cargo and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →