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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1917

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New Zealand Coal Strike. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 18 April 1917 · page 2

The coal strike in New Zealand is spreading rapidly. A miner has been arrested at Otago on a charge that he addressed men in…

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Telegrams. the Coal Strike. Sydney. Friday, 10 a.m

The North Western Courier · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 2

A conference of real employees, held in Sydney yesterday, decided to assist the New Zealand miners, where necessary, and at the same time…

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Save Your Silver. And it Will Turn into Gold

Daily Observer · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 4

Seventeen and sixpence saved now whether in one sum or by means of the simple sixpence, will be worth £1 to you in three years, if invested in War…

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Arbitration a Failure. South Coast Colliery Employees Complain. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

The general secretary of the drivers and Firemen's Association complains of the delay in the enginedrivers and others employed in the Southern…

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Late Telegrams. New Zealand Coal Strike. Will Not Affect Australia. Imprisoned I.W.W. Men. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 21 April 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, stated this morning that, there was no likelihood of the trouble in…

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Kilboy Wins Gold Cup. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

The Trenthinan (N.Z.). Gold [?] resulted: Kilboy 1, The Toff 2, Desert Gold 3…

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Telegrams. Serious Position in New Zealand. Miners on Strike. Sydney, Monday, 10 am

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 April 1917 · page 2

A serious strike is now in full swing in New Zealand. It is reported that a section of the miners are prepared to negotiate,…

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New Zealand Coal Strike Ended. Sydney, Wednesday, Noon

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

Although it is not officially reported, the strike of the coal miners in New Zealand has ended. It is believed that the men will…

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New Zealand Coal Strike. Men to Resume. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

A cable from New Zealand says that been decided that the miners will resume work to-morrow. A statement that the imprisoned leaders will be…

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Broken Hill Mine Owners. Will Take on 400 Dismissed Men. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

The Broken Hill Mine Owners' Association wired the State LABOR branch to-day intimating that they could employ 100 of the dismissed Norton Griffiths…

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New Zealand Miners. Another Strike. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

The New Zealand State coal minors refused to work to-day in consequence of an alteration in the system of Workers' Concession tickets on the railways…

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State Mining Output. Sydney. Friday. 10 a.m

The North Western Courier · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

The mining output for New South Wales during the last year aggregated almost eleven millions sterling…

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State Coal Mines Resume

Daily Observer · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. Both State coal mines in New Zealand resumed work to-day…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 8

Messrs. Griffith and Hassel, Patent Attorneys, of 77 Castlereagh street. Sydney, report that the following applications for patents connected with the…

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New Zealand Coal Strike. Remitting Sentences. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

In accordance with the undertaking given to the New Zealand coal-miners by Ministers in order of facilitate a settlement of coal strike, the Cabinet has…

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New Coal Miners. Exemption for Military Service Refused SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 4 May 1917 · page 2

The chairman of the New Zealand Military Service Board, when reviewing the appeals on behalf of the coal miners, declared that the Board would say…

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Coal Industry in Jeopardy East Greta Mechanics Adamant. Deadlock Reached. West Maitland

Daily Observer · Tuesday 8 May 1917 · page 2

The East Greta colliery mechanics have reached a deadlock owing to the failure to settle their trouble, and expulsion of the men from the Union is…

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Mines. the "Barbed Wire of the Sea

Daily Observer · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 4

One cannot fee at sea very long in any [?]ld of a fighting ship without discovering that the Navy has its own kind of "[?]ed wire" to contend against…

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New Zealand Coal Trouble. Sydney, Wednesday, 11 a.m

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 2

The coal miners in New Zealand are now working again. The nine miners imprisoned in connection with the "go slow" policy,…

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Colliery Mechanics' Trouble. Men Resume Work. MAITLAND

Daily Observer · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 2

In connection with the East Greta Colliery mechanics diffioulty which threatened to seriously dislocate the coal mining industry on the South Maitland…

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