The 44-Hour Week. the Mines Dispute. Yesterday's Meetings
According to the official A.M.A. news-paper the following was the business decided at yesterday's meeting of the underground workers held in…
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Mining & the mines, 1916
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Industrial Matters. the Eight-hours Day Bill. Coal Miners Dissatisfied with Delay. Sydney
At a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation held at Newcastle yestrday notice of motion was received from the Dudley…
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It was officially stated this afternoon that most of the few men engaged underground at the Junction and Junction North mines had ceased work,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Coast Miners. Wheelers Oppose the Ballot. Sydney
A new development occurred yesterday in connection with the South Coast mining trouble, and it now looks as though the crisis is going to be still…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The 44-H0ur Week. No Meetings of Mine-owners in Melbourne. Melbourne
In regard to the labor trouble at Broken Hill, no meeting of the mine-owners had been called up to the time of wiring…
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Mr. G. Weir, general manager at the North mine, stated this morning:- "We have no employees at all now. All the men have been either called out…
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Some of the members of the F.E.D. and F.A. were stopped by pickets from going on to the Central mine this morning, an official of the mine stated,…
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The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. will pay its employees to-morrow (Friday)—Surface men (all) at 2.30 p.m. and underground men (wages and…
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A ballot as to whether the South Coast miners should resume work was taken yesterday. The general opinion among miners is that the vote will…
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For some reason which he has not disclosed the Minister of Customs (Mr. F. G. Tudor) has placed an embargo on the shipment of coal from Australia…
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The South Wales Miners' Conference by 211 votes to 35, has carried a resolution denouncing the Compulsory Bill…
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An official of the South mine informed a "Miner" reporter this morning that the pickets stopped the enginedrivers from going into work at the South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. (Renter's Message.) the Spelter Position. Adjourned Meeting of Producers. London
At the adjourned meeting to-day of the spelter industry representatives it was unanimously resolved to ask the Government, as the spelter producers…
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The whole of the branches of the Miners' Federation are said, to be unanimous in opposing the Compulsory Service Bill…
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The output of the Associated Smelters, Port Pirie, for four weeks ending January 12, was:- Smelting Plant.—Treated:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kalgoorlie Mines Cl0sed Down. Shortage of Wood
On Tuesday afternoon, states the "Advertiser," the secretary of the Adelaide Trades Hall received the following telegram from Mr. Clifford, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Miners' Ballot. Favors Resumption of Work. Sydney
The [?]awarra Colliery Employees' Association ballot regarding the resumption of work was taken yesterday. Nine lodges favored the resumption of work…
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The Federal Government officially announred to-day that it had decided to purchase 250,000 ounces of silver from the Broken Hill Proprietary…
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A Melbourne telegram in the "Advertiser" says:- "On the goldfields of West Australia, the mining population is of a…
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A ballot of members of the Illawarra Colliery Employees' Association to ascertain the feeling of the men with regard to the resumption of work…
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