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Mining & the mines, 1915

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Turkey's Plight. Shortage of Coal. Athens, June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 6

Travellers from Constantinople report a serious shortage of coal. The mills are restricting their output, and waterworks may be compelled to discontinue their supply…

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Colliery Explosives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 5

The fact that work at a number of coal minus has been retarded owing to the scarcity of permitted explosives has been brought under the notice of Mr. Eastell in…

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Trouble at Balmain Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 5

Trouble occurred between the Colliery Employees' Union and the proprietors of Balmain Colliery concerning working conditions. As a consequence the colliery has been thrown…

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Coal Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 5

The Coal Committee reports that 191,170 miner's joined the army up to the end of February. The shortage of production owing to the war was 12,000,000 tons per…

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Turkey's Plight. Shortage of Coal

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 2

Athens, Tuesday.—Travellers from Constantinople, report a serious, short age of coal. The mills are restricting their output, and waterworks may be…

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Coal Miners' Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

The executive of the South Wales Miners' Federation has decided to summon a general conference of South Wales delegates, and also to ask the colliery proprietors to agree…

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Coal-mining Industry. No Increase in Wages. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

At the Courthouse to-day the Colliery Mechanies' Wages Board completed an inquiry as to whether or not the present condition of the coalmining industry warranted…

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Welsh Miners. London, June 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

Despite an increase of 17½ per cent., the South Wales miners persist in their notices expiring at the end of June. It is their intention to compel the coalowners to…

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Coal Supplies. Against Exploitation. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 5

Mr. Walter Runelman, President of the Board of Trade, speaking in the House of Commons with reference to the increased price of coal, stated that it was largely due…

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Pursued by the Law. Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter I. "Hast Thou Found Mr. O Mine Enemy!"

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

THUD! THUD! thud! Clang! Thud! thud! thud! Clang!…

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Pursued by the Law, Published by Special Arrangement.copyright. Chapter I. Hast Thou Found Me., O Mine Enemy!"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

THUD! THUD! thud! Clang! Thud! thud! thud! Clung!…

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Coal Output

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 5

The Coal Committee reports that 191,170 miners joined the army up to the end of February. The shortage of production owing to the war was 12,000,000 tons per economising coal…

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The Coal Embargo. Statement in Federal Parliament

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 7

In the Senate, Senator Watson (N.S.W.) said the situation at Newcastle wan very grave in regard to the export of coal. The matter called for immediately attention, seeing…

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Turkey's Plight. Shortage of Coal. Athens, June 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 3

Travellers from Constantinople report a serious shortage of coal. The mills are [?] stricting their output, and waterworks may be compelled to discontinue their supply…

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Published by Special Arrangement. Pursued by the Law, Copyright. Chapter I. "Hast Thou Found Mr, O Mine Enemy!"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 12 June 1915 · page 4

THUD! THUD! thud! Clang! Thud! thud! thud! Clang!…

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Mine Warfare. French Sappers. Paris, April 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 June 1915 · page 3

A graphic narrative by the French Eye-Witness of the sapping operations in the vicinity of Fontenelle is published to-day. It says:…

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Valedictory at Kurri Kurri. Colliery Official's Farewell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 2

Mr. F. Arnall, who has been afternoon overman at Stanford-Merthyr Colliery for some time, and who has accepted a position as underground manager at Rothbury…

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British Miners. Average [?] LONDON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 5

Mr. W. Runeiman, President of the Board of Trade in answer to a question in the House of Commons, stated that the coalminers were working on an average 5, 6.1 days…

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Local and General News. Mining Explosives

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 June 1915 · page 4

In connection with the serious delays that have occurred at the Newcastle and Maitland district collieries owing to the shortage of explosives, Mr. Estell, the…

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Welsh Miners. a Big Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 June 1915 · page 5

Five thousand miners at Merthyr and Rhondda collieries struck as a protest against the employment of non-unionists…

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