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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 52

Queensland State Coal Mine

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 8

The boring operations at the Warra State Coal Mine (Q.) have now been completed, and have proved very satisfactory. Three [?] have been put…

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Disappointed Miners

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 5

The postponing of the ballot as to whether the miners would accept the proposal of the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) or not, was not known on…

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Coal, Iron and Engineering Jumbunna Coal Coy

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 8

The Jumbunna Coal Company is the oldest colliery in Victoria, the report for the half-year ended August 31 being the fifty-second. The…

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The Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 9

Sir,—The public are rising to the serious situation caused over the coal strike, but discussion is of no good to the working man, who may be struggling to…

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Queensland's Gold Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 7

The yield of gold for October was 17,629 fine ounces, of the value of £74,883, this being a decrease, when compared with that of the corresponding month of last…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 6

The position of affairs created by the dispute in the coal mining trade is too serious to be allowed to continue indefinitely. As each day passes…

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Coal Trade Trouble in Wales. LONDON

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 1

A correspondent of "The Times." who is in South Wales, states that serious and far-reaching mining trouble is brewing. The miners are…

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Less Meat Eaten. Effect of the Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 7

It is beyond question that man's inhumanity to inner-man makes countless thousands mourn. Some authorities assert that we eat too much. Few take the…

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Coal Crisis. Waiting Cabinet Decision Unemployment Increasing, Steel Works to Close

Northern Times · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 5

The coal crisis remains unchanged this morning. The representatives of the miners are awaiting the outcome of the Federal Cabinet meeting in…

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The Mining Difficulty. Mr. Hughes' Statement. Cabinet Meets To-day. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 7

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, referring to the allegation that the coal miners' ballot had been cancelled, said he had no official information on the…

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Coal Crisis. Conference To-morrow, Miners' Delegates Leave

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

Tho position In the coal crisis was practically unchanged this morning. The compulsory conference convened by the Prime Minister under the war…

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Disappointed Miners, Miners' Secretary's Denial

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

When seen thin morning at the Trades Hull, Mr. W.Brennen, secretary of the Colliery Employees Federation states that he noticed certain…

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The Coal Crisis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

Sir,—Through having a typical knowledge of the feeling of the rank and file of the Colliery Employees' Federation over this matter, I beg leave to throw out a…

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Colliery Employees' Federation. Nomination of Officers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

Nominations for the various positions in connection with the Northern Colliery Employees' Federation closed yesterday with the result that Mr. J. M. Baddeley,…

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Meeting of Colliery Proprietors. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

Meetings were held this morning at Messrs. Pitt, Sen and Badgery's rooms, of representatives of the northern southern and western groups of colliery…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 4

The Prime Minister is about to make another effort to terminate the deadlock in the coal trade. A conference of the parties has been called, and…

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British Coal Difficulty. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

The situation in South Wales is increasingly serious. The Miners' Federation of Britain meets to-day at Southport to consider the questions of output and food…

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The Miners' Ballots. Queensland Alone Votes Yes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

It was ascertained to-day that out of the three districts to take a ballot, only one, Queensland, voted, in the affirmative At the other two, Westorn (N.S.W.), and…

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The Miners' Position. Interview with Mr. Willis. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary to the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees Federation, after reaching his office today, called by telegraph a…

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Welsh Coal Trade Crisis. Strike at Early Date Feared. LONDON

Northern Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 1

"The Times," in a leading article, urges the Government to take action promptly to prevent the coal strike which in threatened in Wales for the…

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