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New England · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Coal Owners Reply. Speak Plainly to Workmen

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 October 1916 · page 6

The coal-owners, in reply to the miners, declare that the latter are attempting to arrogate to themselves the Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth…

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Great Coal Strike. Twelve Thousand Men Idle

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 5

In accordance with delation [?]ently arrived at, the whole of the collieres of Austrails with one exception were laid idle yesterday, Great later…

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The Coal Strike

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

It is understood that all the Queensland coal mines will cease work to-day. The Victorian mines are beginning…

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Coal Strike. Newcastle and Maitland Men Out. Shipping Must Suffer., Sydney

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 5

In accordance with the decision recently arrived at, the whole of the collieries of Australia, with one exception, were laid idle to-day. Great…

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The Coal Crisis. Railway Commissioners' Action

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 4

The N.S. Wales Railway Commissioners took definite action this morning in order to obtain supplies for the railways. They seized all the stock of coal…

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The Mining Trouble. Stop Work Meeting in Queensland

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 4 November 1916 · page 4

A stop-work meeting of miners will be held throughout Queensland and all lines in the Eastern States will thus be idle…

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The Coal Strike

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 4

Mr. Hughes states that although the N. S. W. Railway Department had commandeered the coal supplies of the Commonwealth, it is not merely for its own…

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The Coal Strike

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

It is understood that coal for transports will be loaded by the lumpers. There is an increasing number of…

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The Coal Strike. Position Unchanged

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

Shipping generally in Sydney is now seriously disorganised as a result of the coal crisis. Since the mines closed down all the coal that was…

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Coal Crisls. Many Big Steamers Tied Up

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 6

Shipping generally in Sydney is now seriously disorganised as a result of the coal crisis, and possibly may very shortly come to a standstill…

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The Coal Strike. Factories Close in Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1916 · page 4

Five thousand employees were thrown out of work in Melbourne yesterday by the closing down of factories as a result of the coal strike…

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The Coal Crisis

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 5

There are no fresh developments with respect to the strike. Ferry service proprietors have been warned to curtail their time-table, as…

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Curious Feature of the Coal strike

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

The humorous idea that a good way to help Jones in his light with Brown is to punch the perfectly inoffensive and entirely friendly Smith revived…

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Coal Strike. No Fresh Developments. Harbor Full of Idle Shipping

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 2

There were no further developments on Wednesday with respect to the coal crisis. Transports are being hunkered at Newcastle and…

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The Coal Strike. Position a Serious One

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 November 1916 · page 4

The cutting off of coal Supplies from the Now South Wales fields toll shortly have a serious affect on the general mining industry of the Commonwealth…

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The Coal Crisis

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 5

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Stuart-Robertson. blamed the Premier for the present crisis. Twenty years ago the uriners made a demand…

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Will All Coal Be Declared Black? Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 4

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

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The Coal Strike. Thousands of Men Out of Work

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 4

A number of miners lodges have approved of the recommendation of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees Federation that coal lying at…

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The Coal Strike

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

A number of miners' lodges have approved of the recommendation of the Delegate Board of the Colliery Employees' Federation that coal lying…

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Coal Strike. No Developments

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 4

There are no fresh developments in Melbourne regarding the coal strike. Mr. Hughes is waiting to bear the result of Mr. Hoyle's Interview with…

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