Conscription Miners' Federation Oppose Overwhelming Majority London, Thursday Night
The Sun · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 5
The Miners' Federation, by 683,000 votes to 185,000, carried a resolution in opposition to conscription, and will vigilantly scrutinise any proposed extension of the Act. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Eight-hours Bill. South Coast Miners' Views. Wollongong
Evening News · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 4
The new Eight-hours Bill is arousing discussion in the district and a special delegate board meeting of representatives from the various miners lodges was held yesterday at which Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mount Lyell Mines. Ore Bodies Looking Well. Labour Shortage Affects Operations. Queenstown
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 9
At the North Lyell mine, 1200t level, ore breaking is in active progress on the ground floor, with the ore maintaining an excellent grade. At the 1100ft level the notthern…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mining. Westonias Firmer. Due to Bears Covering. Ratruts Strong—kamponos Easier
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 May 1916 · page 9
The "bears" had the ball at their feet on Wednesday, but did not kick it very far. It went far enough, however, in the case of Westonlas to shake the stability of every…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Goobarragandra Gold
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 19
The mine manager reports under date April 22:—"On NO. 1 reef new shaft started further up hill, and is down 10ft, ore body averaging about 3ft, and good prospects for free gold. Estimate value 30z per ton…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Southern Coal Trade
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 14
HELENSBURGH, Friday.--At the Metropolitan colliery, full time is being worked. The coal taken from both seams discovered some time ago on the company's area is said to be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Miners and Conscription
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 17
The Miners' Federation card vote shows nearly a five-to-one majority against conscription. If this huge union is determined to stand by such an opinion it will create a…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Ballarat Mine Closed Down
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 10
BALLARAT, Friday.--Another Ballarat mine, the Woah Hawp Canton, has been closed down. Notification to this effect was on Friday received by the secretary to the Ballarat branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Conscription. the Miners' Attitude
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 17
The Miners' Federation curd vote shows that 583,000 to 135,000 are opposed to conscription. The Federation unanimously protested…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Mining Notes
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 19
The statutory meeting of the Avoca Tinmining Company, N.L., was held at the registered office on Thursday, May 11, when Messrs. A. E. Ellis, Wm. Lambert, and T. H. Martyn…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Industrial Court. (Before Mr. Justice Edmunds.) Southern Collieries Appeals
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 10
His Honor delivered judgment yesterday regarding appeals by Blacksmiths' Society and Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and Coalmining (South) Group. The hearing of these…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yours--and Mine. (Mothers' Day.)
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 7
More unto her we owe than all the rest, Of all earth's friends the truest and the best; Time proves the worth of her we call our own, Home's queen is she, and love her royal throne…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Miners Accident and Relief Fund
Evening News · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 1
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sanatorium for Miners. Broken Hill
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 16
At a meeting of the A.M.A correspondence was received from the Chief Secretary regarding the erection of a sanatorlum [?] it was resolved to inform Mr. Black that the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →How Mines are Laid by Submarines
The World's News · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 21
DURING the past few weeks the losses among vessels plying the North Sea, together with the sinking of two or three British warvessels, point to a renewed outburst of…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Coal in the South. Berrigan
Evening News · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 6
A sample of black-coal taken from the trial shaft bunk on Mr. J. T. Lane's property, at [?], has been forwarded is the Mines Department for analysis. It has good burning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Shares. Copper Scrip Better
Evening News · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 5
The week closed with a good having inquiry for several copper interest [?] Hampdens, Corellas, and Mount Lye[?] was done Mount M [?] bargain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maritime News Coal and Coke As Steam Fuel Nationalised Shipping
The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 18
The Chilian Government has threatened to seize all German and Austrian vessels which took shelter in their ports on the outbreak of the war unless 12,000,000 dollars, which were…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Mining. Copper Still Rising. Share Values Still Cloudy. Market Variable in Barriers, Tin, and Westonias
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 May 1916 · page 19
There was no pronounced feature about the market yesterday. It was neither a good buying nor good selling day. The stability of the London metal market, which recorded a…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Coal Carters' Benefit
Sunday Times · Sunday 14 May 1916 · page 10
The conference between representatives of the coal carters and of their employers, brought about by the necessity that any fresh agreement should be in conformity with the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →