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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 52

Railway Coal. Trouble Amicably Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 6

Coal loading operations were suspended for a period yesterday afternoon at the railway marshalling yards at Port Waratah, owing to the refusal of the employees…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Coal Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

The coal dispute is one between those who are employed and those who employ. Leave it at that. But the public have been asked for their sympathy, and they…

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Coal Crisis. Meetings and Ballot. Transports to be Loaded

Northern Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

The position with regard to the mining situation is easier to-day, following on the proposals accepted by both sides at the compulsory conference in…

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The Coal Crisis. Settlement Probable. Prime Minister's Offer. Agreed to by Delegates. Ballot to Be Taken. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

The Compulsory Conference called by Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, to deal with the coal dispute, continued its sittings to-day…

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Work at the Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 5

Owing to the period of the strike having covered the whole of the past fortnight, there was no record of work at any of the collieries, and the working…

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Coal for Transports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 5

In accordance with the promise made to the Prime Minister by the representatives of the federation at the Compulsory Conference on Friday, a telegram…

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The Mining Ballot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 4

The result of the conference between the representatives of the colliery employees and owners with the Prime Minister must be regarded as most…

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Coal and Coke Shipping Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 5

An important meeting of the Coal and Coke Shipping Union was held at Carrington yesterday. Mr. T. Campbell, president, occupied the chair, and after…

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Ballot Proposal Rejected. Weston Miners Hostile, WESTON

Northern Times · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 5

At the aggregate meeting of members of the Colliery Employees' Federation, Which was held here this morning the proposal to take a ballot…

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The Mining Difficulty. Position in Newcastle. Meetings To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 5

There was a general feeling of satisfaction throughout the city on Saturday among all classes of the community, that the result of the compulsory conference in…

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Coal Crisis, Aggregate Meetings To-day Delegates' Explanations.PREPARING for the Ballot

Northern Times · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 5

In fulfilment of the agreement entered into with the Prime Minister, aggregate meeting of the miners were held at several centres to-day,…

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Our Sydney Letter. These Terrible Times.—the Governor's Veto.—coal Supplies.—a Hermit's Fate.—"britishers Abroad."—what the People Earn.—the German Language.—also Another. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 4

Morning after morning the paper comes to the breakfast table with its endles tale of woe. And the tone of the rendering reminds us of the excited…

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Coal Crisis. Miners' Attitude. Ballot Delayed. Declaring Coal "Black."

Northern Times · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 5

As a result of the aggregate meetings held throughout the district yesterday, there seems little hope of an oarly settlement in the coal crisis…

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Wonthaggi Mine. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, stated to-night that he had arranged for the appointment of a board of reference under the War Precautions Act, to deal with…

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Effect In North-West. Gunnedah Colliery Idle

Northern Times · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 5

In obedience to the mandate of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation employees of .small collieries on the Liverpool plains ceased work two…

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The Mining Difficulty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

The news that the miners have refused to take a ballot on the question of the acceptance of the Prime Minister's proposals to submit the chief point…

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Coal for Transports, Why Not Declared Black

Northern Times · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 5

"We have never yet been Instructed lo stop the coaling of transports," said Mr. Willis to the aggregate meeting of miners at Weston yesterday…

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Coal Trade Trouble in Wales. LONDON

Northern Times · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 1

A correspondent of "The Times" in South Wales stales Wales states that trouble is threatening in the mines. The mean are demanding higher wages, and…

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The Coal Difficulty. Aggregate Meetings. Proposal Not Accepted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 5

The position in regard to the coal trouble was further considered by the members of the Colliery Employees' Federation at aggregate meetings in West…

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Victorian State Coal Mine

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 8

The output of the mine for the financial year ended June. 1916. amounted to 452,799 tons, of which Quantity 275,658 tons were…

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