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

Mining & the mines, 1916

168 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 9

Coal Strike Ended. [To the Editor]

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

SIR,--The coal strike is over; when will we have the next? Every few years there is a big coal strike and thousands of innocent people are victimised. The…

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Colliery Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 2

Both the Scarborough mines are idle to-day for the purpose of holding a stop-work meeting to consider the night shift question. Such of the cable news on this page so bended…

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More Coal Problems

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1916 · page 4

New problems threaten the continuance of peace in the coal-mining industry. Two years' futile waiting for arbitration is the reported cause of the present unrest of the federated…

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Price of Coal. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 15 December 1916 · page 2

Mr. Justice Edmunds says that the price of coal has not yet been fixed as reported yesterday, though no doubt it will be increased in price…

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Collieries Flooded. Sydney, Friday.Y;'Friday

Young Witness · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 2

Heavy storm waters have invaded the collieries in the West Maltland district…

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Gold at Forbes

Young Witness · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 3

Some rich stone has been discovored near the Old Britania m[?] about two miles from Forbes, by Mr. A. C. Williams. Fifty pounds of the…

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Increased Price of Coal

Young Witness · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 2

The Increased price of coal is not to amount is to be decided at a confedence. exceed three shillings per ton. The…

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Another Claim by Miners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 December 1916 · page 2

Newcastle, Wednesday.—At to-day's meeting of the Miners' Delegate Board the following notice of motion was received from the Glebe Miners' Lodge:—"That the time has arrived…

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Coal Strike Possible. Disquieting Prospect. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 4

There is likely to be more trouble in the coal industry unless the owners concede the demands of a section of the mechanics on the surface and underground who are members of the…

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