Mines Idle Today All in North, and Four in West SYDNEY
All the coal mines in the north and four in the west were thrown idle today by the action of the miners in calling the first of the one-day…
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Coal Mines Idle Drive Foe 40-Hour Week Sydney
Coal mines in the north and four in the west were idle to-day for the first day's stoppage ordered by the Combined Mining Union committee as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal Owners Adamant Sydney
The mining unions central committee today received a letter conveying the reply of the northern, western, and southern Coal Owners'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Colliery Proprietors Offer to Meet Union Leaders Sydney
It was announced to-night, on behalf of the northern, southern and western colliery proprietors, that they were prepared to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Coal and Food Dwindles in European Freeze Ships Ice-bound Off Norway London
Winter continues to sink its grip in the very marrow of central and northern Europe. Snowdrifts accumulate and coal stocks and food supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Boom at Mount Hope Large Scale Operations Pending Absorption of Unemployed
A revival of the mining industry at Mount Hope appears imminent, a company of Melbourne interests having taken an option over the old Mt. Allen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Strike Threat Owners' Terms Rejected Sydney
The colliery proprietors' terms for a conference to prevent a general coal stoppage were to-day rejected by Hie Combined Mining Unions committee…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Save the World From Chaos Roosevelt Has New Plan Stop "Total" War or Aid in Peace Can Lend Gold
History and the course of the war may well turn on the results of the sudden and mysterious visit to Europe of Mr. Summer Welles…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miners' 40-Hour Claim Expected to Extend Sydney
The dispute over the mining union's policy for a 40-hour week at the Aberdaire Colliery is likely to extend to the whole Caledonian collieries, stated the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mining Trouble Sydney
The coal miners today declined to comment upon the reported statement of the president of the Southern District Miners' Federation. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Dispute Conference Favored by Mr. Hughes Sydney
The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) said to-day that if the partics to the coal dispute wanted peace they could have it. Nothing was surer…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Another 1-Day Mine Stoppage Sydney
All mines in the North and West are idle today for the second one-day weekly stoppage decided on by the combined unions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal Dispute Mr. Hughes' Strong Appeal Essential War Commodity Sydney
The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) to-day appealed to the parties in the coal dispute to compose their differences in view of the importance…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New South Wales Naval Man Lost in Command of Mine Sweeper London
It is revealed that Lieutenant Arthur Stanley Wilson, the son of Mr. S. C Wilson, of "Loombra," Armidale (N.S.W.), perished while in command…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mining Dispute Mr. Hughes Again Appeals to Both Parties Sydney
The Federal Attorney-General (Mr. Hughes) to-day reminded the parties in the coal mining dispute that the Federal Government had the power…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Dispute Miners' Ask for Conference SYDNEY
The reply of the colliery owners to the request of the mining unions for a conference is expected today. The Miners' Central Council, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miners Seek Conference Sydney
The combined mining unions to-day appealed to the colliery proprietors to meet them on the question of uniformity and wage adjustment. The owners…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Coal Position Cold Weather Increases Demand Additional Trains Required London
In a statement on the British coa position in the House of Commons to-day, the Minister for Transport said that protracted bad weather had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coal Dispute Sydney
The colliery proprietors to-night reiterated that they were not prepared to meet the combined mining Unions to discuss any variation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Miners Prepared for Strike Sydney
The vice-president of the Miners Federation, Mr. G. W. S. Grant, referring to the mining trouble, said today that they were awaiting any…
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