Domain Meetings. Miners Determination. Sydney
In the Domain this afternoon the miners delivered speeches to a crowd of several thousand strong. Among the speakers were several union secretaries. It…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
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Holders of Coal. to Furnish Another Return. Sydney
To-day another notification calls upon all persons firms, companies, and any authority constituted under the Commonwealth or state of New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Commercial Leiter. Commercial Side of the Coal Strike. Sydney
The Commonwealth is in a state of industrial siege. There is no more important business now than the liberation of our industries from the paralysing grip…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. Conference Ends in Deadlock. Adjourned Till To-day. Sydney, Friday Night, 11 p.m
The Coal Conference at Melbourne to-day resulted in a deadlock. Mr. Badderley (President of the Coal and Shale Miners' Federation) stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike. Abortive Conference. a Deadlock. Reduced Trains in Victoria. General Outlook Unpromising. Disappointment at Deadlock. Sydney
Dsappointment is expressed in Sydney commercial circles at the deadlock in connection with the conference between Mr. Hughes and the parties to the coal strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Our Commercial Letter. Coal Trike Items. Sydney
The most serious position is in regard to the milk supply. The daily consumption in the city and suburbs is about 20,000 gallons and nearly the whole of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Coal Trouble. "Tidies" Severe Strictures. "Haggling Over the Spoils." London
A "'Times" leader says: The coal owners and miners of South Wales are stolidly haggling over, a division of excessive profit, both extracting from the public when…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Miners' Demands. Eight Hours Bank to Bank. Wages Question to Stand Over. Melbourne
When the conference resumed the miners' representatives presented their demands as follows: (1) Eight hours bank to bank, including a half-hour for meals…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike. Industry Stagnant. the Next Move. a Compulsory Tribunal. Archbishop Kelly's Address Conference Re Assembles. a Set of Working Conditions. Mr. Hughes' Suggestion. Lithgow Declares Coal Black Melbouurne
When the conference, re-assembled at Melbourne Mr. Hughes asked whether the parties had been able to formulate any proposals which would be usefully…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Facts Concerning Coal
New South Wales produces 10 millions of tons of coal each year out of the total Commonwealth production of 124 millions of tons…
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After much discussion, the Coal Conference delegates were unable to-agree. Mr. Hughes announced the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners' Position. Interview with Mr. Willis
Mr. A. C. Willis (general secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation), when seen in Sydney last week, after the men's refusal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Hughes' Tribunal. Miners Anticipate Little. Sydney
Miners at Newcastle do not appear to expect much success from Mr. Hughes tribunal. They would sooner have Mr. Justice Higgins as chairman. They claim…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Not Hopeful. Miners Want Government Action. Sydney
Justice Edmunds, when asked to-day whether he would be the chairman of the tribunal to be appointed by Mr. Hughes, replied that nothing had yet been fixed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welsh Coal Trouble. a Settlement Probable. London
The South Wales colliers and owners have conferred at Cardiff. Mr. Runcimah (President of the Board of Trade) has summoned the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →America Money Trouble. Too Much Gold. New York
New York newspapers feature the Federal Reserve Board's report, suggesting that American bankers should exercise caution in locking up ail…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wheat and Coal. Large Meeting of Melbourne Men. Melbourne
The Australian Wheat Board met again yesterday. Mr. Hughes stated that negotiations had not yet reached a stage when any statement could be made with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strike at Small Arms Factory Men Dismissed for Refusing to Handle Coal. Sydney
The Small Arms Factory at Lithgow is idle owing to the whole of the employees striking because sixteen men were dismissed for refusing to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late Wires The Coal Strike. Melbourne Conference Fails. Compulsory Tribunal to Sit. Mr. Hughes Firm. Sydney
The second compulsory conference of mine-owners and the miners' representatives, convened by the Prime Minister, resumed its sitting at Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike. Method of Settlement Tribunal Appointed. Judge Edmunds Chairman. Mr. Hughes Statement. Meeting of Cabinet. to Consider Crisis. Sydney
A State Cabinet meeting will be held tonight to consider the coal crisis. Mr. Holman has signified his willingness to allow Mr. Justice Edmunds to preside over…
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