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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

1,027 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 52

South Wales Mining Trouble. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 5

The London "Daily Telegraph" states the Board of Trade, in its negotiations with the men's leaders, asked them to define their attitude on certain proposals,…

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Welsh Coal Trade Trouble Efforts at Compromise. LONDON

Northern Times · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 1

The South Wales coal dispute will probably be settled within a week. It is anticipated that the men will have a 15 per cent. increase in wages…

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Coal for Small Arms Factory. Statement by Minister. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 5

Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, said to-day that the members of the Coal Miners' Federation executive, who were attending the conference with…

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Mining Industry. the Tribunal Meets. Preliminaries Discussed. to Meet Again To-day. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1916 · page 5

The special tribunal appointed by the Prime Minister under the War Precautions Act to deal with the coal trouble held its first sitting in No. 2 Arbitration…

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Queensland State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 6

The boring operations at the Warra State coal mine have now been completed, and have proved very satisfactory. Three bores have been put down, in addition to…

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Monthly Coal Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 4

Owing to the coal difficulty the export of that commodity from Newcastle for places beyond the State during the last month amounted only to 16,528 tons,…

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Miners' Claims. "Object Lesson for Workers."

Northern Times · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 5

Mr. W. Brennan. secretary of the Colliery Employees' Federation, was busily engaged today in communicating with the various lodge secretaries…

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Coal Company Railway. Resumed Land Compensation

Northern Times · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 6

Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., of Maitland, sat as Mining Warden at Newcastle Court-house this morning, and heard evidence as to a claim for…

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South Wales Coal Field. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 5

It is officially announced that the Board of Trade, under the Defence of the Reaim Consolidation Regulations, assumes on the 1st December possession and control of…

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Coal at Grass. Handling Allowed. Sydney

Northern Times · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 5

The sitting or the Coal Tribunal was continued in camera to-day. It was agreed that districts affected be notified that the embargo on coal…

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Goal Dispute. Re-commencing Work. Preparations at Mines

Northern Times · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 6

Inquiries made this morning at the various Shipping agents in Newcastle regarding the collieries in the northern district. showed that preparations…

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South Wales Coal Field. Under Munitions of War Act. LONDON

Northern Times · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 1

The taking over by the Government, under the Defence of the Realms Act, of control of the South Wales coal field puts an end to a…

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Mining Difficulty. Settlement Effected. Work Resumed on Monday. Eight Hours Granted. Proprietors to Be Compensated Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 5

The sitting was resumed to-day of the special tribunal appointed by the Prime Minister under the War Precautions Act to deal with the coal trouble. Mr…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Coal Trouble.—something Respecting "Sympathy." —The Professors and the Picture Show.—wheat, Per Bushel.—the Lady Accountant.—prices and Wages. — the Burglar Again. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 4

The coal trouble still engages all attention. The public are exceedingly dubious. At the same time there is the fact —the strain is too great to last. With…

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New Zealand Coal Miners. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 5

The miners in the Blackball district have decided to strike, as a protest against the compulsory service ballot, and their action will be adopted not only by…

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New Lambton Colliery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 5

The officers of New Lambton Miners' Lodge yesterday met the colliery manager, Mr. S. Powell, and asked if the colliery was in order for work to be resumed on…

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Victoria's Coal Mine. Operations for Past Year. Effect of Strikes

Northern Times · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 6

In view of the sympathy strike of the Wonthaggi miners, which in all probability would have taken place if the Anti-Strike Bill had been passed…

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Miners Irritated

Northern Times · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 6

There is bitterness among some of the miners on the Maitland field against their fellow unionists, who, it is alleged, during the recent…

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Resumption of Work. Collieries Being Prepared

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 4

The managements of the various collieries in the northern district, immediately upon receipt of the information that work would be resumed on Monday,…

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A Coal Item

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1916 · page 5

People used to speak of the high price of coal. They were the people in their individual capacity, those in the cities accustomed to think in occasional bags…

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