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Mining & the mines, 1916

4,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 225

Northern Men Out. Maitland Collieries Idle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 6

The miners st nearly all the collieries on the Maitland coalfield struck work to-day. Aberdare, Aberdare Extended, Abermain No. 1, Abermain No. 2. Neath, South Greta, and…

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Price of Coal

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 3

The Necessary Commodities Commission, in relation to the price of coal, has called upon the wholesalers and retailers to show cause at 10 o'clock to-morrow why the prices…

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Coal Strike. Men's Meeting Ends Abruptly. Disorderly Section. Mines Idle North and South. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 6

The aggregate meeting of the South Coast miners, held in Bulli Park to-day, in connection with the strike over the eight hours question for all colliery employees, ended abruptly,…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 9

The managing director of the Kulamadau (Woodlark Island) G.M. Company, Ltd., reports that during the six weeks ended December 1, 1915, the levels were driven 93ft, and…

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West Australian Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 7

PERTH, Wednesday.--The gold output for West Australia for December was 99,859 fine oz., value £424,177. The yield is 2889oz. less than for December, 1914…

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Maitland Mines Still Idle. Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 5

The petition brought about by the strike yesterday on the South Maitland coal field remains unchanged. All the large pits in that district are still idle…

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Carpathia Tin Mining Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 9

The poll for the election of directors in the Carpathia Tin Mining Company, No Liability, was held on Tuesday afternoon at the company's office, when the following gentlemen…

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Wheelers' Wages 5000 Coal Workers Idle West Maitland

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 3

All the collieries on the Maitland coalfield were idle yesterday, and they remained idle to-day in consequence of the decision of the wheelers and shiftmen to hold an aggregate…

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Conscription. South Wales Miners Will Fight It. Threat to Cease Work

The Australian Worker · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 17

Mr. Winstone (president of the South Wales Miners' Federation) says that the executive has passed a resolution against conscription. He added that if politicians…

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Coal Strike. South Coast Men Out. Fight for Eight Hours

The Australian Worker · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 7

The action of the N.S.W. Legislative, Council in cutting the Eight Hour Bill to pieces has been responsible for a general strike on the South Coast coalfields…

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The War. Good As Gold at 58. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 8

Sir,—I entirely agree with "Oak Tan." There are thousands of men in Australia over the military age who are able and willing to do what they can to bring about a…

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Another Coal Strike. Mines Idle In North and South

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Most of the miners in the North and South coalfields of New South Wales are again out on strike. The cause of contention in the South is the everlasting…

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Price of Coal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 12

This morning at 10.30 wholesalers and retailers in the coal trade will appear before the Necessaiy Commodities Control Commission to show cause why the selling price should not be…

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Umeari Gold, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 11

Substantial progress has been made at Umeari River since the wet season started. On October 28 the dredge was at the 8[?]-mile peg, and by December 12 it had been taken up…

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Mining. Notes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 11

For the week ended December 30, 1915, the Bealiba Alluvial Gold "Mining Company reports having cleared up from drives 60 fathoms for 50oz smelted gold. Of this 40oz was from…

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Coal Unaltered at Present

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

The Necessary Commodities Commission today decided to allow the price of coal to remain as it is. pending an exhaustive inquiry to be held in the course of a week or…

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Cost of Living. Price of Coal

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. Ovington, the secretary of the Necessary Commodities Control Commission, states that, on the question of coal, the wholesalers and retailers have been called upon to show cause at…

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Coal Crisis. Newcastle Attitude. Not Opportune Time

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. --The southern miners in their strike for eight hours from bank to bank havo failed to Secure the support of the Northern Colliery-Employees'…

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Strikes! Coal Men Out. South Coast and Maitland

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 16

The South Coast coal miners are idle because the men are on strike. The miners at nearly all the collieries on the Maitland coalfield struck work on…

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In the North. Over 4000 Miners Out. Men's Demands. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 10

All the collieries on the Maitland field, with the exception of Whitburn, Broxburn, and Rothbury, were idle to-day. The number of men affected by the strike is between 4000…

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