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

Mining & the mines, 1917

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Satisfactory Settlement. In New Zealand Coal Trouble. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 2

It is understood that the result of the conference between the mine owners and miners in New Zealand will be satisfactory and there will be no like hood of a…

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Ballarat's Bunker Coal. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

The managing agent for the "Wallarah Coal Company denies the statement that the Ballarat left Australia short of bunker coal…

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Miners' Ultimatum. Possibility of Another Big Strike. Maitland

Daily Observer · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

Further trouble is threatened in the mining industry, a section of whom are disaffected and threaten to cease work. 'arid falling a…

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Conference Fails. New Zealand Miners Want Big Increase SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

The conference between the New Zealand Coal Owners and the Miners' Federation has failed. The claims of the men included one for 17½ per cent. increase…

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Miners on Strike. Sydney

Daily Observer · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

The miners employed at the White Crystal Tin Mine, Ardlethan, are our on strike. The men explain that their action was due to the fact that they were…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 6

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 Miners. Military Service Appeals Refused. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2

A New Zealand message says that at is understood that the appeals of "go slow" miners called up in conscription ballots have boon disallowed by the Military…

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Coal Mine Casualties. Sydney

Daily Observer · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 2

During the past 16 years there have been no less than 78,456 casualties in coal mines in New South Wales whom, 922 were killed…

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Damp Coal

Manilla Express · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 3

Never put small coal on the fire without well damping it. If put on dry, half of it will fall through into the ashpan. If damped, put on, and left…

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Ballarat's Bunkers. Miners' Secretary Resents Imputations. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 2

The secretary of the Coal and Shale Employees' Federation strongly resents the imputation that the Ballarat was sunk because she could not get southern…

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Mine Fatality

Daily Observer · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. James Lucas, at miner, employed at the State Coal Mine, Wonthaggi (Victoria), was killed by a fall of stone…

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Recruiting Coal Miners. London

Daily Observer · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

The British Government has decided to recruit coal miners medically classified…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 5

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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Miners Receive Railway Concessions. Sydney, Wednesday 11 a.m

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 23 May 1917 · page 2

It is reported that the railway [?] have squrrel the miner working at Wollongong that the increased [?] of 9d in railway fares will be…

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Record Coal Outputs. Sydney

Daily Observer · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

As a result of the abandonment of the "go slow" policy by the coal miners on the west coast of New Zealand, record outputs are being established…

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Shocking Mine Accident. Minor Terribly Injured. MAITLAND

Daily Observer · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

A married man, named Granthill, employed at the North Rothbury Colliery, who was injured through the explosion of a shot which had misfired the day…

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Coal at Ashford. Railway Wanted to Inverell. Inverell

Daily Observer · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 2

The Minister for Works (Mr R. T. Ball), paid an official visit to the Ashford district accompanied by Messrs. J. T. Crane and F. J. Thomas, members for…

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Torpedoed Ballarat. Miners' Secretary Repudiates Allegations. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 26 May 1917 · page 2

In the Industrial Court to-day, Mr. A. C. Willis, general secretary of the Coal Miners' Federation, indignantly repudiated the assertion of Justice Heydon…

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Libel on Coal Miners Industrial Judge Withdraws Statement. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 29 May 1917 · page 2

Mr. Justice Heydon in the Industrial Court to-day stated that the statement of Mr. A. G. Willis, secretary of the Coal Miners' Federation, was right His…

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Farming & Mining Inventions

Daily Observer · Wednesday 30 May 1917 · page 3

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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