The Strike Mining Situation. Considering Government's Terms
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 October 1917 · page 6
Following upon the meeting of the Delegate Board at West Maitland on Friday, meetings of the lodges of the federation were held in the various centers of the Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Strike. the Coal-miners. Position Still Doubtful
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2
ON Saturday evening, we received word from our city agents stating that the Northern Miners' Delegate Board, had, by 20 votes to 7, decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Miners Question of Resumption Alleged Victimisation. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 2
Up to 1 o'clock to-day there was a small majority of miners' lodges in favor of resumption, though all returns have not yet reached the Trades Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners Many Decide to Work
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 4
Several miners' ledges met in the Newcastle and Maitland districts on Saturday to consider the recommendation of the Delegate Board of the Coal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Strike Signing On. Miners to Resume. Work To-morrow. Sydney, Tuesday. Inquiring As to Conditions. Cessnock
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 October 1917 · page 5
Mr. Baddeley, president of the Coal and Shale Federation, informed Mr. Fuller, Acting-Premier, to-day that the miners have The only local strike developments to-day are that lodge officers interviewed the management of several mines, and ascertained the conditions under which they would be required…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Resumption by Miners. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 October 1917 · page 5
News received from, the various mining districts to the effect that all coalies have practically resumed operations was received with intense satisfaction in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colliery
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 2
It was officially stated on Monday that several miners employed at the local mine prior to the strike were now willing to return to work, out there are no open [?] for them…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Maitland Collieries. Kurri
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 5
It is reported that work at the Richmond Main Colliery where loyalists are employed, is proceeding satisfactorily, and that the mine is practically fully manned. It is stated that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rothbury Miners
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 5
Mr. C.H. Forman, secretary Rothbury Miners Lodge writes as follows:—I desire to correct a statement appearing in your issue of the 1st, regarding meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Strike Cessnock Collieries. Men Register for Work. Cessnock
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 5
The Illinois of the Cessnock district, neting under instructions from the executive of the Federation, went to respective mines this morning and registered for work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri Miners' Decision. Attitude Likely to Be Emulated. Sydney
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 5
Members of the Coal and Shale Employees Federation, questioned with respect to the decision of the Kurri Kurri men not to resume work on the grounds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Coal Miners
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 5
Also in The Scone Advocate
"The desire of the Commonwealth Government is to bring the trouble to a speedy and satisfactory end, but upon two things we are determined: We are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Embargo Lifted
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6
It is notified by the Coal Board that as from midnight on Sunday the prices of coal won from the various State-controlled collieries are to revert to those rulling on August…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wages Lost by Miners
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6
The strike has meant a loss in wages to the South Coast Coliery employees alone of nearly £100,000. The loss to the cokeworkers is estimated at £12,500, and to Port…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Fuller's Statement. Appeal to the Miners
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 6
In the course of an interview last night, the Acting-Premier made an important statement bearing on the strike. He said that though the public would undoubtedly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Strike. Many Mines at Work. Kurri Kurri Obdurate
The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 2
Nearly all the mines in the Newcastle district, and in the Southern and Western districts resumed work on Wednesday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Miners
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 5
"The desire of the Commonwealth Government is to bring the trouble to a speedy and satisfactory end, but upon two tilings we are determined: We are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Goal Mines
Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 6
Additional collieries started work on Thursday, but all the South Maitland collieries, excepting those worked by loyalist labour, remain idle. Finding…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gold at Stewart's Brook
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1917 · page 2
About twenty-five years ago a number of the residents of Muswellbrook and other parts of the Upper Hunter were shareholders in a company formed for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →