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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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The Young Witness With which Is Incorporated the Burrangong Argus Tuesday, January 4th, 1916. To-day's Wires. Coal Mines Trouble

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It is expected that the whole of the coal mines in the Hawarra district will be idle to-day owing to the demand of the men for…

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Compulsion. South Wales Miners' Attitude

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 4

Lord Derby's figures, which are to be published to-say, will disclose the unattested to so about 651,000, of whom less than 200,000 are actually available…

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The Coal Strike

Young Witness · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.— The [?]llawarra coal mines are still [?] but the executive officers are making every effort to effect a settlement. There is…

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Broken Hill Miners Out. 2500 Men Stop Work

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.—Men who refused to work in the Broken. Hill mines on Saturday afternoon were discharged yesterday morning. All…

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Kalgoorlie Mines Affected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—The Minister for External Affairs, Mr. Mahon, has received advice of a serious dislocation of industry at Kalgoorlie, duo to a dispute between the…

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Compulsion. Welsh Miners Oppose. Resignations Withdrawn. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

The South Wales miners' conference, by a majority of 211 to 35, denounced the Compulsion Bill. LONDON, Wednesday…

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Compulsion. Miners to Hold Conference

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

The Miners Federation unanimously decided to oppose the Military Service Bill, and authorised the executive to summon a conference to consider further action if the Bill passed…

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Mine in a Street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

Some lime ago the Forbes Municipal Council gave permission to a couple of mining enthusiasts to sink a mining shaft in Underwood-street, near the railway station. Later on, when the…

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Bankers' Request to Export Gold Refused

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 25 January 1916 · page 2

The Federal Treasurer on Monday refused the request of a deputation of Victorian bankers for permission to export gold to America to meet Australia's obligations abroad. Mr. Higgs…

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German Mines in India London, Jan. 26

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

Replying to a question, the Under secretary for India said that the indian Government had taken category powers to work the German owned…

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Steamer Strikes Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 February 1916 · page 2

The Dutch liner Princess Juliana struck a mine in tile North Sea. She was beached at Felixstowe. The passengers and crew were saved…

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German Warship [?]Unk. Struck a Mine

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 2

LONDON, Monday.— Copenhagen reports that a large German worship was sunk in the Cattanat, between the Island of Holt and the Swedish…

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Miners' Conference and Conscription. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 10 February 1916 · page 2

The miners' conference passed a resolution declaring that it was opposed to the spirit of conscription and was determined to exorcise a vigilant scruiny of any proposed extension of…

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German Gold. Minister’s Belief

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

Senator Pearce, discussing the mutiny, said :—I cannot help be lieving that enemy influence and enemy gold have been at work…

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H.M.S. Arethusa. Wrecked by a Mine. London, Feb 15

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

The destruction is announced of one of the most celebrated of His Majesty's warships. Late yesterday after noon it was officially stated that the…

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Coal Near Albury

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

Recently Mr. J. T. Lane, of Oaklands, near Albury, struck what appeared to be a coal deposit, and submitting a specimen to experts, was…

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Message to Australian Miners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 4

London, Feb. 28.—Mr. William Brace, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Home Office, and Mr. H. E. Pratten, of Sydney, addressed 1500 miners at Merthyr. The meeting accepted…

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Mines in the Wood. German Division Wiped Out. London

Young Witness · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6

The Paris "Journal" publishes a[?] opisode of the [?]ghting at Caured Wood, to which the Germans greatly aspired. The writer says:— Frencl…

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A French Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 2

The "Petit Journal" says: Three French soldiers had completed laying a mine in the Bois I doe Lavanche, and while returning were buried by a terrific explosion. The. roof of the gallery…

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Turkey. Peace Envoys. Alleged Removal of Dardanelles Mines. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

A semi-official message quotes a London telegram to the Corriere della Sera stating that Tallat Bey, the Turkish Minister of the Interior, on behalf of the Committee of Union…

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