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Mining & the mines, 1916

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Cessnock District News Collieries Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 3

The horses were withdrawn from the Aberdare colliery yesterday, and were taken away to the paddocks. This is not an encouraging outlook for settlement of…

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[?]Ork at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 7

The full period worked at the various [?] of the northern district for the [?] on Saturday last was ten days, [?] to the general stoppage at the mines…

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Colliery Enginedrivers. Question of Increased Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 October 1916 · page 7

Conference was held in Newcastle Saturday morning between representatives of colliery proprieters and the Australian Coal and Shale Employees'…

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Pelaw-main Colliery Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 October 1916 · page 2

Trouble has occurred at the Pelaw-Main colliery over the dismissal of an employee, and the mine is idle. It is probable that there would have been a stoppage of work…

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Colliery Disputes Settled. Trouble with Wheelers at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

The trouble with the wheelers at the two Cessnock collieries, which caused a steppage of work for a fortnight, was settled this morning. The miners' president, Mr…

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Thr Coal Mine

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 2

In consequence of a dispute between the wheelers and manager the local coal mine has been idle all the week. Exactly what the trouble is,…

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Miners Idea of Arbitration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 4

A board of reference has been appointed to deal with disputes at Polaw-Main Colliery but there is some doubt as to whether it will sit in view of the situation that has arisen over…

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The Local Colliery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 October 1916 · page 2

No work was done at the local colliery this week, on account of another difference having taken place between some of the miners and managers with regard to rates of pay. About…

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Colliery Trouble Settled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 4

The Aberdare and Aberdare Extended Collieries resumed work on Monday morning after a fortnight's idleness over the wheelers' trouble. The wheelers accepted the offer that was made [?] with the top-hands, but now that work has been resumed it is understood that this will be, discussed by conference and it is hoped…

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Germany's Financial Straits. Scraping Up the Gold. Amsterdam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 October 1916 · page 5

The "Nord Deustcher Allegmeine Zeitung." publishes a full-page appeal, signed by the Imperial Chancellor Dr[?]on Bethamann Holweg, and by Henr Havesnstein, president of the…

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Mining Situation. "Position Undoubtedly Critical."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 3

The Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation held a special meeting in Sydney yesterday to discuss the position which has arisen out of the decision…

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The Mining Situation. Federation's Decision

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 3

The council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation continued its sitting in Sydney yesterday, and further discussed the position arising out of the…

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German Gold Collection. a Sign of the Times (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Copenhagen, Tuesday Nights

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 2

Several officers opened the Berlin collection of gold ornaments for coinage. Thousands of Berliners deposited ornaments and exchange notes on the…

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"Me and Mine."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 2

Sir,—It seems to me that the real opposition to compulsory service till the end of the war is a matter of "Me and Mine." Our present position as the "Ruler of the…

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Message From Miners' Corps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 2

The Miners' Corps sends the following message:—"We are strongly in favour of conscription. All are wanting to finish…

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The Coal Trade. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 3

If written and spoken statements are to be taken at their face value then there is danger of a coalmining crisis in the near future…

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Work at the Collieries. for the Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 7

[?] was increased activity at the majority the collieries of the northern district during the fortnight for the pay ended on Saturday last 23 of the mines recording full time…

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Meeting of Miners. the Eight-hour Question. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 5

Messrs. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale workers' Association of Australia, and J. Baddeloy, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, attended a combined…

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Pelaw-main Colliery. Special Board Site

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 2

The special board appointed by the Federal Government, under the War Precautions Act, to endeavour to settle the matters upon which the meno employed at the…

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Mining Situation. Claims of the Men

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 3

Mr. Morgan, representing the southern colliery proprictors. attended the Arbitration court in Melbourne yesterday, and submitted to Mr. Justice Higgins the letter of October 18,…

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