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Mining & the mines, 1916

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Miners' Lodges. and the Maitland Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 5

Reference was made at a meeting of the committee of the Maitland Hospital last evening, by Mr. J. A. Kerr, to the miners' lodges, which subscribed regularly every fortnight to…

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Cessnock District News. Coal Company's Railway. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 2

The first four and a half miles of the Great Northern Coal Company's railway from Cessnock to the company's Kalingo Estate, at Ellalong has been practically…

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Coal and Shale Employees. Prime Minister Interviewed. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 5

The Federal Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) was, before leaving the city this morning, waited upon by Messrs. J. Baddeley, W. C. Wills and Mr. Aubin, officers of the…

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Coal Cutting Commission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 4

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the use of electricity in coal mines will resume at Newcastle on November 14. Mr. H. M. Cohen is the chairman, and Messrs…

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Coal Freight Question. Application for Increase

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 3

Messrs. Johnson. Ord and Weston, and Warburton and Son, of Sydney, coal freighters, applied to Mr. Val. Ackermann, Commonwealth Prices Commissioner, for…

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The Mining Situation. Conference Agreed To

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 3

The members of the Northern Collieries Association met in Sydney yesterday after noon, when they considered a circular letter received from Mr. W. C. Wails, the…

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Coal Miners Claims. Arbitration Court Discussion. Date of Hearing Fixed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 7

Mr. S. J. Morgan, assistant secretary to the Southern Coal Owners Association, applied to Mr. Justice Higgins in the Arbitration Court, Melbourne, to be relieved of the…

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Message From Miners' Corps

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 10

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

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Coal Industry. Spur to Operations. London, Thursday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 6

Mr. Asquith, addressing 3000 representatives of the coal mining industry, appealed for the elimination of any avoidable absenteeism, which, he said, now absorbed 5 per…

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NEW £60,000,000 Loan. Allies Huge Gold Shipments. New York

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 8

It is believed that the flotation of the British 300,000,000 dollar (£60,000,000) loan next week will cause a halt in the further imports of gold. American [?] are opposed to…

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Newcastle Collieries. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 5

Most of the collieries in the Newcastle district were idle to-day. The men insisted upon working not more than eight hours from bank to bank, and said that they would…

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British Credit. Preferred to Gold

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 2

New York, Sunday.—Britain's insistence on paying for American purchases in gold is causing uneasiness. Financial circles are beginning to be in favor…

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The Colliery Crisis. a Court Application. Serious Position. "Another Scrap of Paper" Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 October 1916 · page 1

IN the Arbitration Court to-day, Mr. T. J. Morgan, assistant-secretary for the Southern Collieries' Coal Owners' Association, N.S.W., applied to Mr…

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Colliery Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 3

There appears to be no prospect of a resumption of work this week at the mines affected by the eight hours bank to bank question, Local miners' officers yesterday get into…

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Maitland Collieries. All Idle. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1916 · page 5

As was anticipated, practically all the mines on the Maitland held are idle this morning The collieries at the Kurri end of the field worked yesterday morning, but…

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All State Collieries Idle. Coal Shortage Felt, (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 3

Practically every colliery in the State has censed work. The scarcity of tool is already felt by shipping and by manufacturing firms and gas companies…

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The Mining Crisis. Federation Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 6

The council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation met in Sydney yesterday afternoon. Representatives were present from the whole of the mining…

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Big Strike All Affiliated Mines Throughout Australia. Eight Hours Demand

Singleton Argus · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 3

All mines in the Commonwealth affiliated with the Australasian Coal and Shale Workers' Federation were idle yesterday. The action of the men has…

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The Big Coal Strike. All Mines Idle

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 7

As stated in another part of this issue the whole of the coal mines…

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Lithgow Collieries Idle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

Although the Lithgow miners have enjoyed eight hours from bank to bank for years, they ceased work yesterday in sympathy with the effort being made to secure the same…

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