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Mining & the mines, 1916

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Mine Record

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1916 · page 2

The collieries in the Newcastle and Maitland coalfields for the past fore-night have established a record for working time. There were 31…

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Mortdale Coal Lumpers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1916 · page 2

The coal lumpers at Mortdale gas works have decided not to cease work, pending further consideration of their grievances…

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Coal Tribunal Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 December 1916 · page 2

The Coal Tribunal was resumed to-day. Mr. Willis said he would like to refer to the deficiency claims. As…

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Work and Wages. Coal Tribunal. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1916 · page 4

The coat tribunal resumed its sittings to-day, when Mr. Justice, Edmunds dealt with the Bulli colliery trouble in respect to deficiency of…

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Work and Wages. Coal Mining Order. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 December 1916 · page 3

Mr. Justice Edmunds this afternoon completed the drafting of an order made by him embodying the agreement arrived at in conference…

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The Conglomerate Gold-mine. How It Was Found and Lost. a Mystery

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 3

It can be well understood that a man who has followed the fascinating pursuit of gold-mining for half a century has had a few adventures, and…

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Alien Mining Investors. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 3

War Precaution regulations have been issued by the Federal Government restricting from to-day mining investments by persons other than natural…

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Mining Disaster. Three Men Killed. Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1916 · page 4

Four miners were buried by a fall of rock and timber on the 1000ft. level of the Proprietary mine this afternoon. They were John Charles, A Clarke, M…

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The Coal Supply

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 December 1916 · page 3

At the Municipal Council meeting the Gas Manager reported that as there was every prospect of the [?]al miners taking their usual 10 or…

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Sunk by a Mine

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 December 1916 · page 4

A Copenhagen report states that the Finnish passenger steamer, Skifket, was sunk by a mine in the Gulf of Bothnia. Fifty-nine were drowned and' one saved…

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Gold for America. Federal Action. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 December 1916 · page 2

The Federal Reserve Board has empowered the New York Federal Reserve Bank to appoint the Bank of England its agent, believing this will facilitate…

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Late Coal Strike

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 28 December 1916 · page 4

The Newcastle Miners' Delegate Board lias adopted Justice Edmund's settlement of the recent dispute…

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Bulli Colliery Again at Work. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 December 1916 · page 2

Bulli Colliery commenced work to-day after four months' idleness…

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Coal Situation. Mr Justice Edmunds's Order. Miners to Ballot

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 3

The Miners' Delegate Board sat at Newcastle again on' Wednesday, and received the report of the executive officers, who waited upon Mr…

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Gold for the War. Romances of Gifts to Chancello of the Exchequer

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1916 · page 7

"Letters too sacred to be seen except by the official eye" is the description by Mr. James Douglas of the human documents sent to the Treasury, together with free gifts of…

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More Coal Trouble Colliery Mechanics' Demands Another Strike Possible. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 4

The Colliery mechanics demand the same concessions as were recently awarded to the members of the Coal Employees' Federation, and it is…

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Colliery Mechanics' Claims

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1916 · page 3

It was stated this afternoon that the claims made by the Federated Mining Mechanics' and Surfacemen's Mutual Protective Association of Ausrtalasia…

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