Scarcity of Coal. London
The Greek Government has restricted the Lighting of serious and limited the hurs of theatres owing to the scarcity of coal, which is most serious…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining & the mines, 1916
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Eight Hours' Bill. Treatment in Council. Southern Miners Decision. Will Work Only Right Hours. Sydney
The manager in which the eight Hours' Bill was dealt with in the council caused great dissatisfaction among the miners and others concerned with colliery…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Bombardment. Enemy Explodes Mine. Gale's and Drenching Rain. London
"The enemy," says Sir Douglas Haig, "sprang a mine on Sunday in front of our trenches, cast of Guichy, but did not try to occupy the crater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Loss. of £700. Careful Bookmaker's Misadventure. Bag of Gold Dropped From Motor Car. Sydney
Mr. Perry Pilcher, bookmaker, brought home £700, mostly gold from the Randwick Races on Saturday afternoon. On the following day Pilcher and his son…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Southern Coal Miners Again Idle. Sydney
The Southern coal miners were again idle to-day. A[?]aggregate meeting will be held at Bull to-morrow to discuss the grievances…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners President's Warning London
Mr. Winstons, president of the South Wales miners, said the executive have carried a resolution against conscription and added, "If the politicians are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mine Explodes. a Berlin Communique. London
"A large mine was exploded north of the Labassee-Bethune road. The enemy's trenches were blown in and the occupants in trying to escape,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Unrest. Coal Strike. Maitland Collieries Idle. 2000 Men Out. Sydney
A strike occurred this morning p[?]alysing practically the whole of the Maitland collieries, throwing a couple of thousand men and youths idle. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Wales Miners. Opposed to Compulsion
The full executive of the South Wales miners will attend Thursday's conference, and will oppose the compulsion proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day's Conference. Miners Stand Down. London
The Miners Conference has decided not to send delegates to tomorrow's Labor conference, but to summon a national miners' conference for the 13th…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Southern Collieries. Sydney
The position in connection with the South Coast collieries, which have been idle over the eight hours' question, is[?]altered. A resumption of work is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early Pioneers. Mining at Bendigo. (Contionued from our lost.) Gold Digging on Ovens
The destruction by the police of our cradle and other appliances was unjustifiable, as we both had licenses that we had paid for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Southern Collieries Trouble. Ballot to Be Taken. Work Expected Next Monday. Sydney
At a special delegate board meeting of the Illawarra Colliery Employees Association was held at Wollongong yesterday. The uproar of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Coal Unaltered. Pending Ekhaustive Inquiry Sydney
The Commodities Commission decided to-day to allow the price of coal to remain unaltered, pending an exhaustive inquiry, to be held in the course of a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peace Overtures Made to Russia and Japan. Pressure of Germany's Financial Difficulties. Situation A[?] Salonika. Concentration of Enemy Forces. Attack Believed to Be Imminent. Bombardment of Czernov[?]tz. 2,400,000 Austro-germans on Eastern Line. Making a Road to Asia. Western Front. British Gunners. Always "Strafing" Germans. Five Mines Exploded. London
Mr. Phillip Gibbs, writing from Frances, says the British guns are engaged in daily battle along the entire line, sometimes reaching the violence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italian Steamer Strikes a Mine
Another great shipping disaster has concurred, on Italian steamer being the victim. While making a voyage in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan helps with Her Gold
The Japanese Bankers' have agreed to lend Russia ,£12,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Industrial Unrest. Broken Hill. Amalgamated Miners. Members Called Out. Sydney
The Broken Hill miners, at a mass meeting to-day, decided to call out all the members of the A.M.A., including those in South Australia. The strike…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Unrest. Broken Hill Trouble. All Mines Idle. 5000 Men Workless. Broken Hill
All the local mines at Broken Hill are now idle. Over 5000 men are out of employment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Wales Miners. Denounce the Measure. London
The South Wales Miners' Federation delegates by 211 votes to 35, denounced the measure…
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