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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Price of Coal Fixed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 3

The Necessary Commodities Commission sat in Sydney on Monday with the object of fixing the price of coal. Mr. Justice Edmunds, President, said that…

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Coal and the Government

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 8

Coal being a national necessity its production is a national responsibility, and, if that responsibility cannot for any reason be met by the usual…

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The Coal Strike. No Fresh Developments. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 5

There are no fresh developments in connection with the coal strike…

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The Coal Strike Ministers' Conference. Action to be Taken

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 8

An important conference regarding the coal strike was held in Melbourne on Wednesday. The conference was attended by the Prime Minister (Mr…

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The Mining Crisis. State Action Deferred. Federal Position

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 3

The conference arranged by Mr. Hoyle, the Minister for M[?]es, with representatives of the colliery employers and the employees, did not take place in sydney on Monday…

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The Mining Crisis. Melbourne Conference. Hopes of Settlement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 2

Mr. Hoyle, Minister for Railways, had a further conference in Melbourne with Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, relative to the coal difficulty…

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The Coal Crisis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 4

The stoppage in the coal-mining industry is continuing to cause widespread dislocation of Industry throughout Australia, and the position has become sufficiently serious to…

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Declaring Coal Black. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated to-day that he had received a repetition of the request from three out of five districts in the…

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The Mining Crisis. Minster's Return to Sydney. Conference with Prime Minister

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 2

The Minster for Labour and Industry (Mr. Hoyle) returned to Sydney from Melbourne on Sunday. Mr. Hoyle went to Melbourne on Wednesday last, and interviewed…

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Miners' Grave Decision. No Coal for Transports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

Contrary to expectations, the miners of the northern district have rejected the proposal to remove all coal now stacked at the collieries for the use of transports only…

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Miners' Grave Decision. No Coal for Transports

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

Centrary to expectations, the miners of the northern district have rejected the proposal to remove all coal now stacked at the collieries for the use of transports only…

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Rumours of Firing Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

During the past week or two [?] have been current in Cessnock concerning malicious attempts to fire a couple of collieries in the district. It has been ascertained…

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Rumours of Firing Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

During the past week or two wild rumours have been current in Cessnock concerning malicious attempts to fire a couple of collieries in the district. It has been ascertained…

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Miners' Meeting. All Coal "Black." "Admiralty Given a Fair Go." Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of miners on the Maitland coalfield was held at Weston this morning in connection with the coal crisis. The meeting was representative of all the…

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Miners' Meeting. All Coal "Black." "Admiralty Given a Fair Go." Weston

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 5

An aggregate meeting of miners on the Maitland coalfield was held at Weston this morning in connection with the coal crisis. The meeting was representative of all the…

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Lithgow Miners United

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

Mr. R. Semple, representative of the New Zeland miners, has returned to Sydney from a visit to Lithgow and the south [?] he addressed meetings in connection with the…

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Lithgow Miners United

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

Mr. R. Somple, representative of the New Zeland miners, has returned to Sydney from a visit to Lithgow and the south coast, where he addressed meetings in connection with the…

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Coal Strike Mr Hoyle Returns to Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 3

Mr H. Hoyle, the State Minister for Labour and Industry, returned to Sydney from Melbourne on Sunday. Mr Hoyle went to Melbourne on…

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Coal Strike. Situation Still Serious Unemployment Increasing

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 3

Up to time of writing, there has been no change in the coal crisis, except that the number of industries and amount of shipping and men…

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The Mining Crisis. Discussed by State Cabinet. Matter for Federal Jurisdiction

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Labour (Mr. Hoyle), who returned from Melbourne on Monday, after discussing the mining situation with Federal Ministers, presented his report to a meeting of…

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