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Mining & the mines, 1917

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New Zealand Miners Record

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 4

The special corps of New Zealand [?] took part in the extraordinary [?] mining operations which proceeded the [?] of Arras. There was strong rivals [?]…

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Federal Coal Board. Matters Referred to Justice Edmunds

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 7

The following matters have been referred to Mr. Justice Edmunds by the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation, to be dealt with at the next sitting of the Federal…

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Buried Treasure Found by Youths. Diamonds, Emeralds, Rubies and Gold

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 April 1917 · page 6

Treasure of enormous value has been unearthed by two youths named Lorenze Gonzalez and Inocente Barrial at Mala Habitacion, near Havana…

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Copenhagen Coal Famine. Copenhagen

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

The city is threatened with a coal famine. It is expected that theatres will close on May 1…

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The War. British Capture Lens. Important Mining Centre. Further Heavy Fighting. London, Sunday Evening

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

It is reported that the British have captured Lens. [Lens is an important coal mining and industrial centre in Northern France,…

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Coal and Shale Federation. Consolidating the Ranks

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 3

A meeting of the Council of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federatin was held in Sydney yesterday. Mr [?] M. [?]addeley (president) in the chair. The…

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New Zealand Coal Strike

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 6

The miners engaged at the Pukemire colliery, near Huntly (N.Z.), have struck work. A hundred and fifty men are idle…

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Federal Coal Board. Matters Referred to Justice Edmunds

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 7

The following matters have been referred to Mr. Justice Edmunds by the executive of the Colliery Employees' Federation, to be dealt with at the next sitting of the Federal…

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Coal and Shale Employees No Trouble From New Zealand Strike. The I.W.W. Release Agitation. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 4

Mr Willis, secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, said today that there is no likelihood of the New Zealand coal trouble extending to…

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Work at the Collieries. for Fortnightly Pay

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 3

Practically the whole of the collieries of the northern coal fields registered good time for the pay covering the fortnight ended on Saturday last. Owing to Easter…

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Alaska Mine Ruined. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 5

Tide-water broke through into the workings of the great Tweedwell Mine in Alaska. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000, and the mine is ruined…

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Federated Mining Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 4

A meeting of members of the East Greta and East Greta Junction branch of the Federated Mining Mechanics and Surface-men's Mutual Protective Association will be…

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Alaska Mine Ruined. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 3

[?]water broke through into the workings of the great Tweedwell Mine in Alaska. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000, and the mine is ruined…

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Colliery Mechanics. Cessation at East Greta

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 2

The 14 days' notice given by the members of the Colliery ^Mechanics' Union employed at East greta Colliery and East. Greta Junction following on notice given…

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The Coal Board. Subordinate Tribunals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 8

The Federal Government intends to appoint subsidiary boards to deal with the minor difficulties that arise from time in the coal trade in order to relieve the main…

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Colliery Mechanics. the East Greta Difficulty

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 6

As reported elsewhere, the trouble that has arisen between members of the Colliery Mechanics' Association and the management of the East Greta Company, was discussed…

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Colliery Mechanics' Trouble. Deputation to the Labour Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

At the meeting of the Newcastle Labour Council last evening, Mr. J. Williams, president, and Mr. W. Waller, secretary of the Colliery Mechanics Association, referred to…

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Agreement with Miners. Magistrate Not Influenced

Singleton Argus · Thursday 3 May 1917 · page 4

At Auckland (N.Z.) nine miners pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to cause a seditious strike. The case against the tenth man, Maloney, was…

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New Zealand Coal Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 3

The Military Service Board at Greymouth reviewed the appeals on behalf of the coal-miners. The Chairman stated that 'the board would say, without [?] that…

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Mining Mechanics

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 4

A meeting of members of the East Greta and East Junction branch of the Federated Mining Mechanics and Mutual Protective Association will be held at Fatzeus'…

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