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Mining & the mines, 1916

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Coal Crisis. Situation Grave. Thousands More Idle. Shipping and Industry Paralysed. Government Seizing Supplies. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 3

Miners in the Newcastle district are hoping that the conference in Melbourne will result in a settlement of the strike…

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Wagra Wolfram Mines

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

The wolfram deposits at Wagra, on the Murray, a few miles above Albury, are developing satisfactorily for the shareholders in the company. After…

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Railway Men Refuse to Handle Coal

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 5

At Lithgow the railway men are determined not to handle coal if the Commissioners ordered it If any men are dismissed, the others are…

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Coal Crisis. Hours and Wages. Arbitration Court Discussion. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 3

During a discussion in the Melbourne Arbitration Court yesterday on the coal crisis Mr. Willis said it was specially desired that the court should deal with…

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Newcastle Optimistic. Trouble Virtually at End. Miners' Ballot To-day. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 3

General satisfaction was expressed at Newcastle upon receipt of the news that the miners' representatives had agreed to submit Mr. Hughes'…

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Coal Crisis. Miners Holding Out. Inconvenience in City. Unemployment Increasing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 3

An a result of yesterday's reduced tram nervine the department last over £1.100 in revenue. There was a great rush of applicants…

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Miners Want Work

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

A message from Newcastle states the general opinion of miners is that the ballot to be taken on Tuesday will go strongly in favor of a resumption of…

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The Miners' Ballot

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

The telegraphic news of to-day is apparently unnecessarily pessimistic regarding the progress of the coal strike. It does not follow because a…

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Navy's Coal Stock. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

It has been made clear by the Minister for Navy that it is not proposed to release any stocks of coal held by the Naval Department…

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The Coal Strike. Dislocation of Train Services Call on Motor Cars

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

Travelling under existing conditions by anything else than motor cars is not easy. Scarcity of coal is affecting train services, and causing…

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The Coal Strike. Dislocation of Train Services. Call on Motor Cars

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 3

Travelling under existing conditions by anything else than motor ears is not easy. Seareity of coal is affeeting train services and causing…

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The Colliery Rebels

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 2

By their latest action the coal miners have placed themselves beyond the pale of the sympathy, or toleration, of all reputable citizens. On their own…

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Coal Strike

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 2

The parties concerned in the coal crisis appeared before Justice Higgins at the Federal Arbitration Court on Saturday…

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Train Alterations. Also Mail Services. Owing to Coal Strike

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 2

Whilst the coal strike continues railway and postal timetable are being chopped and changed with a little more chopping than changing…

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Coal Crisis. No Ballot. Men to Remain Out. Granting of Demands Insisted On. Newcastle Depressed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 November 1916 · page 3

It is officially announced that at Newcastle, owing to the men's hostility, no ballot will be taken. The men are determined to remain out till their…

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The Coal Strike. Government Action Awaited. Colliery Proprietors' Decision. Conference Summoned. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 2

The colliery proprietors held a meeting at Sydney to-day, and decided to await action by the Federal Parliament…

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A New and Deadly Mine. More Mine-Sweeping Risks

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 4

The mine as an instrument of destruction has been used by the Germans in a manner consistent with her disregard of laws and international…

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Coal for City Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 2

A ballot of the Labor unions at Cullen Bullen is being taken to see whether they will load 2000 tone of coal for the City Council…

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Meeting of Mine Owners. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

The mine owners met in Sydney to-day and reviewed the situation. There was a full attendance. It was stated after the meeting that the results of…

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Welsh Miners' Dispute. Exploiting the Men. Tools of Pro-german Agitators. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1916 · page 3

The situation in South Wales is increasingly serious. The Miners' Federation of Great Britain meets to-day at Southport to…

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