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Mining & the mines, 1917

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The Strike Mining Difficulty Settled All Mines to Resume

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 2

The trouble on the South Malt land coalfield has been settled, and all mines will resume work on Monday. The difficulty in the way of resumption…

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Abermain No. 2 Colliery. Loyalists Leaving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 October 1917 · page 4

By to-morrow it is understood that practically all the loyalists will have left Abermain No. 2 colliery. They had volunteered to assist the State during the period of…

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Coal Miners' Wages. 25 Per Cent. Increase Granted. London, Sunday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 3

The president of the Coalminers' Federation has announced that the Government has agreed to an all-round increase of 25 per cent. in their wages…

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The Collieries. Maitland Working Next Week

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

The Government considers that the Maitland collieries will be working on Monday next. Many mines in the Newcastle district…

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Mine Laying Submarines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 11

Recently the Italian Government has published a summary of the development of the Austrian submarine in the Adriatic. This report, which is abstracted in a…

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Miners and Cabinet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 2

The series of conferences which ahve been held between the Cabinet and the miners' representatives has been concluded…

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Work at the Mines

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 3

Everybody is looking forward with pleasure to a return to normal industrial conditions next week. At the mines still remaining idle preparation is being made for…

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Government and Miners Belief Depots

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 6

The Minister for Mines (Mr Fitzpatrick), in the Assembly on Wednesday, answering Mr Kearsle'y and Mr Estell, on the situation in regard to the South…

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Submarine Mine Exploded. in Australian Waters

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 5

Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, states that on October 10th, in latitude 37 deg. 38 minutes south, longitude 149 deg. 55 min, a submarine mine of enemy…

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Hebburn Difficulty Settled. All Mines to Resume

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 6

The trouble on the South Maitland coalfield has been settled, and all mines will resume work on Monday. The difficulty in the way of…

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Coal Federation. Application for Cancellation. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 5

The Metropolitan Coal Company, of Sydney, and various other colliery companies in New South Wales, applied to Mr. Justice Higgins in the Federal Arbitration…

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Mining Situation the Hebburn Difficulty

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 6

Representatives of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation conferred with the Cabinet on Wednesday afternoon for nearly two hours, when matters…

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Questions in Parliament the Maitland Mines. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Fuller, Acting Promier, in reply to Mr. Doyle, who asked if the action of the Government in taking over control of the c[?]eal mines was…

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The Strike Mining Situation. the Hebburn Difficulty. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 5

Representatives of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation conferred with, the Cabinet yesterday afternoon for nearly two hours, when matters concerning the miners…

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Maitland Coal Mines. Resumption of Work. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 October 1917 · page 5

There was a general resumption of work at South Maitland mines this morn ing. A number of loyalists workers are still employed at, Aberdare Extended, Abermain,…

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Newcastle Mines. Seamen's Trouble. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 October 1917 · page 5

The collieries of both fields resumed work to-day. However, the situation is not yet satisfactory. The trouble with the seaman and coal trimmers is holding up shipping,…

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Price of Coal Raised. London, Saturday. [?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 October 1917 · page 6

The Press bureau announces that the Board of Trade has increased the price of coal at the pit's mouth by 2/0 per ton, to meet the cost of the war wages recently…

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Loyalist Miners. Gradually Learning the Collieries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 5

Having achieved the purpose for which they offered their services that assisting the Government and State during the industrial [?]pheaval, many of the loyalists are…

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Mine Blown Up. In Australian Waters

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 4

Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, states that on October 10th, in latitude 37 deg 38 minutes south, longitude 149 deg 55 min, a submarine mine…

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A Collier's Escape. Passed Near Mine

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 October 1917 · page 2

The collier Goulburn, which reached Melbourne on Wednesday with the first cargo of coal hewn in New South Wales for Victoria, had a very narrow escape…

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