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Mining & the mines, 1917

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The Latest To-day's News. National Service. Determined Action. Sign of the Times A Ballot Proposed. Commandeering All the Coal. Strike Beginning to be felt. East-West Strike. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 5

The Federal Government has decided upon a big National service scheme to deal with the situation arising out of the strike…

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Coal Commandeered

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

A mass meeting of the Musicians' Union, while expressing sympathy with the men, decided not to strike. The Navy Department has issued…

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Coal and Gas Shortage

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

In view of the needs of hospitals and charitable institutions supplies of coal for household purposes have practically ceased…

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Optimism Justified. Train Service 80 Per Cent. of Normal. Coal Shortage Curtails Ferries. 1000 Country Volunteers in Camp. Grotesque Proposal. Straight Talk by Acting. Premier. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

The Acting-Premier, referring to Mr. Kavanagh's proposal of a conditional ballot, states: "The Government knows the strike committee, knows the officers…

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Wagga Coal Supply

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

At Thursday's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council, the gasworks manager reported:—"in reference to the railway employees' strike…

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Coal for Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

A goods train, attached to which were 10 trucks of coal—about 130 tons —arrived at the Wagga railway station yesterday afternoon. The coal,…

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Coal Must Be Got Special Bill Passed for Employment of Labor Available. Men Returning to Loco, Branch. Special Legislation. Labor for Coal Mines. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 4

A Bill giving the Government power to still further restrict the use o[?] gas and [?]ctricity, passed all stages in the Legislative Assembly last night…

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Working Coal Mines

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 2

The State Government's move in the direction of permitting inexperienced labor in the coal mines created a great stir at Wollongong. Free labor…

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Labor for Collieries

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 2

Two of the leading South Coast colliery managers are favorable to the introduction of free labor into the mines. They believe that plenty of…

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Coal and Gas Shortage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 2

If no further coal supplies are available the Broken Hill mines, will be only able to keep going for another fourteen days…

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2.30 P.M. NEWS. Strike leaders Remanded Broken Hill Miners Cease. Deregistration. Rush of Volunteers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 2

Kavauagh, Willis, and Thompson were before the police court to-day charged with conspiracy, and were remanded till Thursday…

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Miners' Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 2

A mass meeting of miners at Adamstown passed a unanimous motion of confidence in the executive…

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Miners Reverse Decision

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 3

A private meeting of the British Miners' Federation reversed the previous decision in favor of sending representatives to Stockholm, by 376…

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Coal in Other States

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 2

The question of coal supply is causing considerable uneasiness at Melbourne, Adelaide, and Fremantle, all of which depend almost entirely on…

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Coal Stocks. Federal Executive Takes Over. Proclamation Issued

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 2

The most important development on Monday in connection with the industrial upheaval was the decision of the Federal Executive to take over…

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The Butchers' Attitude Miners Have No Grievance. Loss of £60,000 a week. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 2

Butchers' stop-employees, decided not to handle meat unless under special permit from their union. The President of the Australian…

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Coaling Transports Volunteers Commence Work. Commonwealth's Coal Commandeered. More Camps of Country Volunteers. Commandeering Vehicles. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 2

A special meeting of the Executive Council was held to-day, at which a proclamation was authorised empowering the Government to commandeer all…

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Working Coal Mines

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 2

If the miners fail to resume to-morrow the Government intends, with the aid of free labor, to start operations at three easily-guarded tunnel mines on…

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Miners' Strike Crisis

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 2

The crisis in the miners' strike may be reached to-morrow…

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The Latest To-day's News. Govt. to Mine Coal. Meat Supplies Right Ironworkers at Lithgow On Strike. The Real "Scabs." Darkness, the Ally of Crime. When Holman Gets Back. 'You'll Get The Shock of Your Lives.' Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1917 · page 4

In the event of the miners failing to resume to-day the Government intends, with the aid of free labor, to start…

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