Labor Affairs. Wollongong Coal Inquiry Adjourned
SYDNEY, Thursday. -- Judge Edmund adjourned the Wollongong coal tribunal indefinitely owing to many stoppages of work…
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Mining & the mines, 1917
810 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 21 of 41
Outlook More Ominous. General Strike Proposal. All South Coast Goal Mines Idle. Statement by Commissioners
SYDNEY, Friday. -- The strike outlook is now more ominous than ever. The Sydney Labor Council Vice-president said the day the fight was only just about to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lens Coal Mines. Destroyed by Germans. London
A Paris message states that the Mayor of Lens has reached Paris, and in an interview states that the Germans, alleging that communication was being…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Miners' Declaration. Large Theatre Closes. No Strike Pay Yet Issued
SYDNEY, Sunday. -- The Newcastle miners declare they will refuse to produce another ton of coal until after the strike is settled to the satisfaction of the railway men. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Lumpers Decide To-day
The coal lumpers meet to-morrow to consider whether they shall come out at once or wait till they are called out. Up to the present the union officials…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Struck Both Coal and Water
Mr. M. Reis, of Green wattle-street, Wilsonton, who is well known as a water diviner and well borer, has just completed a bore for Mr. E. B. King, of Briarwood, which is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Desert Gold Coming to Australia. Auckland. N.Z.
The champion mare Desert Gold is to race in Australia in the Spring; but whether she will compete for the Melbourne Cup depends on her doings at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Lumpers Out
SYDNEY, Monday. -- The coal lumpers held a meeting to-day, at which they refused to coal any more ships, including transports. It was explained that the men decided at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Fight for a Mine Crater. London
Sir Douglas Haig states that the weather, is still wet and stormy Severe fighting occurred for the possession of a mine crater east of Givenchy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Strike. Coal Lumpers Refuse Work. Huge Meetings in Domain. Volunteers From the Country. More Unionists to Be Called Out. Amending Arbitration Legislation. Five Thousand Volunteers From Country. Government Overwhelmed with Offers of Assistance. Wollongong Miners Protest Against Card System
SYDNEY, Monday. -- Six huge meetings were held in the Domain under the auspices of the P.L.L. A resolution was carried that the meeting recognising the unionists…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Ice Mine
Unbelievable as it may seem, there exists at Coudersport, Pennsylvania, an ice mine. It was discovered some 18 years ago by a fanner who, noting a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Gold and Silver Fund
In view of the special appeal to be made by the "War Chest" next month, the committee of the "Old Gold and Silver War Fund" is desirous of bringing their fund,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Westralia. Coal Lumpers arid Farmers. PERTH
The coal lumpers still refuse to load flour. The farmers are considering the policy of handling future cargoes, and awaiting the Federal Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Lumpers. Sons at the Front. Unloading the Douglas Mawson
SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The action of the Coal Lumpers' Union in joining the strike is not endorsed by all the member's. There is a section prepared to assist in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Parliament. Conserving Coal, Light and Heat. Dr. Doyle on the Position
Mr. Garland, Solicitor-General, announced in the Legislative Council the afternoon that to-morrow a Bill would be introduced into the Assembly for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Strike Coal Lumpers Ont Federal Government's Move New War Precautions Act Country Volunteers in the City Coal Lumpers Out. Transports Held Up. Mr. Hughes Issues a Proclamation. SYDNEY, Wednesday, 9.25 a.m
The coal lumpers ceased work yesterday, and as one result of this action, several transports are held up. Mr. Hughes has issued a proclamation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Lumpers' Agreement. More "Scrarps of Paper"
Commenting on the action of the Coal Lumpers Union, the Minister for the Navy (Mr. Cook, has made the following statement:--" As is well known, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Crisis. No Supplies for Private Consumers
Coal supplies in Sydney are extremely short, and many retailers are refusing private orders, considering that all must be conserved for hospitals and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fullest Police Protection Promised. Country Volunteers Sailing As Firemen. Mr. Fuller Exposes Another Lie. Navy Department Commandeering Coal
SYDNEY, Thursday.--The Inspector-General of Police has instructed his men in every case in which violence or threats of violence is used that all persons engaged at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Shortage of Coal. Strike Extends to Homebush Saleyards. Three Thousand Volunteers. Motor Cars Commandeered. an Appeal to Sensible Trade Unionists. Trams to All Lines and Further Extensions
SYDNEY, Thursday.--As a result of the shortage of coal all ferry services will be curtailed. At the present there does not appear to be the slightest chance of obtaining…
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