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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1916

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Newcastle Coal Crisis. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 2

It is hinted from Newcastle that a coal crisis is inevitable at the end of the mouth unless a settlement of the existing trouble is effected…

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Big Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Thursday 2 November 1916 · page 4

Yesterday all the Newcastle and Maitland and South Coast coal mines were laid idle, the men demanding eight hours' work from bank to bank…

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A Stop-work Meeting of Miners. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 2

A stop-work meeting of miners is to be held throughout Queensland to-day. All the mines in the Eastern States will in consequence be idle…

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The Coal Strike. a Bad State of Affairs

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 2

Shipping generally in Sydney is now seriously disorganised as a result of the coal crisis, and by to-morrow it will come to a standstill. Since the mines…

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The Coal Strike Results. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1916 · page 2

Five thousand employees were thrown out of work in Melbourne yesterday by the closing down of factories as a result of the coal strike…

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The Big Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 November 1916 · page 5

The coal strike is making itself severely felt. The Australian Manufacturers' Co., Ltd., closed down on Tuesday. Eight hundred and fifty…

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The Coal Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

The coal strike is yet unsettled. The suburban train and ferry services have been curtailed, and several Hour mills will be closed next week if supplies are…

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Yankees Fear Gold Depreciation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 6

Britain's insistence on paying for American purchases in gold is causing uneasiness in the United States, where financial circles are beginning to be in…

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The Big Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 3

The coal strike negotiations are still at a standstill, and the position is growing worse daily. Mr. Hoyle returned yesterday from Melbourne. He…

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Local Effect of Coal Strike

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 2

The effects of the great coal strike are already manifesting themselves in this district, and in a couple of weeks several activities are likely to be…

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Mining News. C.S.A. Mines, Ltd

Western Age · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

Report of work done at mine for fortnight ended 4th November, 1916. —457ft. level.—No 20 winze, sunk 8ft. total 25ft. in ore worth 12 per…

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The Coal Strike

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

No settlement of the coal strike is yet in sight. All the parties interested are awaiting the announcement of the Federal authorities. The fact that…

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Miners and Transports. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

Contrary to general expectations the miners in the northern district have rejected the proposal to remove all coal now stacked at the collieries for the…

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The Coal Strike and the Railway

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

The continuance of the coal strike has caused the Railway Commissioners to take steps to conserve their supplies of locomotive fuel, and as a consequence…

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How the Miners Live in Strike Times

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 6

One of the perplexing questions which crop up every time there is a big mining strike is: How do the miners and their families live? The general…

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The Coal Strike. Effect on the Local Railway Traffic

The Wellington Times · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 5

The consequences of the general coal strike have extended everywhere, and, of course, Wellington depot is no exception, so that in a few days, at the…

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The Coal Strike Gloomy Outlook

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 1

Practically the whole of the members of the Coal Lumpers, totalling 1600, are now idle. It is reported as likely that all coal in…

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The Coal Strike. Compulsory Conference. Prime Minister's Proposals. SYDNEY

Western Age · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 3

The compulsory conference convened in Melbourne by the Prime Minister in connection with the coal strike met yesterday and adjourned…

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