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  2. HEROIC MEASURES

    Heroic measures may shortly be adopted by the Government to end the coal strike. In accordance with the Government's invitation, the mineowners in the south and west had their mines ready yesterday. The miners ...

    Article : 293 words
  3. BUNKERS EMPTY.

    The German mall steamer Friedrich der Grosse, which arrived from Bremen to-day, had just about enough coal in her bunkers to enable her to get to Sydney, after taking in ...

    Article : 83 words
  4. COAL FOR THE GAS COMPANY.

    "I think there ought not to be any difficulty for the Gas Company," Mr. Hughes ended. "Since the Raliway Commissioners have more coal than they want, let them lend the ...

    Article : 44 words
  5. MANLY GAS COMPANY.

    The steamer Galava, with a consignment of coal from Newcastle for Messrs. Warburton and Son, portion of which is for the Manly Gas Company, on preparing to discharge ...

    Article : 51 words
  6. TROUBLE WITH THE MARLOO.

    The steamer Marloo, of the Adelaide Company, has a quantity of concentrates which were to be shipped into the Palermo. The latter, having brought foreign coal, is on the ...

    Article : 83 words
  7. PORT KEMBLA ELECTROLYTIC WORKS.

    A further number of men were put off at the electrolytic works at Port Kembla to-day. These works employed over 250 hands, and of these only a few have been kept at ...

    Article : 62 words
  8. MINEES' RELIEF.

    Members of the various relief committees who are in charge of what is known as the Federation Commissariat Department continue to canvass the district for subscriptions ...

    Article : 181 words
  9. THE ALLEGED COMBINE.

    The Attorney-General (Mr. Glynn) expects that it will be quite another week before he will be able to decide what action, if any, shall be taken against firms and companies alleged ...

    Article : 132 words
  10. THE STEVEDORES.

    The strike of coal-lumpers naturally is a matter in which the stevedores have some concern. There was a gathering of a number of them connected with coal yesterday. This ...

    Article : 54 words
  11. RAILWAY SLEEPERS AS FUEL.

    In order to economise coal the Railway Department is utilising old sleepers for fuel. The stacks of old sleepers along the HayJunee line are being taken to Junee and sawn ...

    Article : 105 words
  12. SEAMEN SUPPORT CONGRESS.

    The Seamen's Union held a meeting in the Trades Hall last night. The largest room in the building was crowded, and a resolution was carried expressing confidence in the ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. CONSPIRACY CHARGE.

    The hearing of the charge of conspiracy against Peter Bowling, William Brennan, Albert Burns, Amram Lewis, and Andrew Gray in connection with the strike of coal-miners ...

    Article : 1,718 words
  14. A FACETIOUS LEADER.

    "Goodness gracious!" Mr. Hughes exclaimed. This expression, although not precisely similar, is used as more or less equivalent to the ...

    Article : 109 words
  15. THE CAMPAIGN.

    The strike congress meets at 10.30 this morning. It did not sit yesterday. The northern delegates were still in Newcastle, and Mr. Hughes did not turn up. The result ...

    Article : 228 words
  16. NORTH.

    Around many of the mines on the field are to be seen big heaps of refuse coal, containing thousands of tons, known be the miners as "chitter." This is composed mostly of coal ...

    Article : 181 words
  17. THE CALL TO WORK.

    The Government last week invited the mineowners to open their mines, and the men to return to them. On Saturday the whistles at the southern and western collieries were ...

    Article : 199 words
  18. OWNERS' BONA FIDES.

    The attention of Mr. Learmonth, president or the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association, was to-day drawn to the statement made by Mr. Hughes that the northern proprietors had ...

    Article : 208 words
  19. RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS' COAL.

    "I'm very glad to hear the Railway Commissioners have found coal," said Mr. Hughes. "It is a jubilation in which the whole of the public ought to join, expressing, no doubt, ...

    Article : 166 words
  20. A POSSIBLE BOMBSHELL.

    The step which the Government is supposed to have under consideration would come as little short of a bombshell. The congress delegates are being watched to see if they ...

    Article : 1,028 words
  21. "AN ACT OF DISORDER."

    The Newcastle City Council has a bylaw entitled "Acts of Disorder." This bylaw states that any alderman who raises any question which the council has no legal right to ...

    Article : 152 words
  22. NO RESPONSE.

    All the local collieries, viz., Coal Cliff, South Clifton, South Clifton Tunnel, and North Bulli, were in readiness for the resumption of work this morning. The horses ...

    Article : 557 words
  23. A STRAIGHT ANSWER.

    The strike congress appears to have more power than it over had. It has permitted the Ivanhoe miners to resume work for the cement factory at Portland. ...

    Article : 322 words
  24. TEE SHIPPING INDUSTRY.

    During the earlier stages of the strike comparatively little inconvenience was experienced by the oversea companies generally, and an enormous fleet of deep-sea liners has been ...

    Article : 601 words
  25. THE STATEMENT AFFIRMED.

    Mr. Htrghes's statement, published in to-day's "Herald," that the proprietors do not intend to open their mines until February, found some corroboration in the remarles made ...

    Article : 160 words
  26. TO RELIEVE DISTRESS.

    The Mayor of Wickham called a public meeting this evening in answer to a requisition to discuss a means of raising funds to relieve distress in the municipality, in view ...

    Article : 90 words
  27. A POWERFUL WEAPON.

    The proposals that have been made that the miners in the southern and western districts should return to work have been the subject of keen discussion in the Newcastle ...

    Article : 500 words
  28. THE COMPULSORY BOARD.

    Mr. Learmonth, president of the Colliery Proprietors' Association, stated to-day that the proprietors were now awaiting further notification as to when the compulsory board was to ...

    Article : 63 words
  29. CONGRESS CAUTIONED.

    It is understood, now that mediation and conciliation have been thrown aside, that the Government intends to watch the doings of the strike congress. If it can be proved that ...

    Article : 153 words
  30. OUTPUT AT STRIKERS' MINES.

    Three shifts of men were at work in the Young Wallsend and Ebbw Main mines to-day, and the output was increnscd to about 1700 tons. It is expected that this will be brought ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. UNION "DISCIPLINE."

    It was rumoured that the two men Williamson and Phillips, who in the early stages of the Clifton trouble defied the union, intended to resume work this morning. They, ...

    Article : 158 words
  32. SOUTH.

    Mine managers point out that desperate as is the situation now, if the present state of affairs continuos much longer no trade will be left for the South Coast mines to work upon, even ...

    Article : 445 words
  33. RUMOUR OF ARREST.

    Mr. Hughes had not heard of the rumour that the Government was having the strike congress watched, with the view of arresting some or all of its members if the conclusion ...

    Article : 132 words
  34. THE WESTERN MINES.

    The colliery whistles blow on Saturday, and owing to many rumours interest was keen this morning as to whether any of the miners would present themselves for work. ...

    Article : 60 words
  35. THE CITY'S GAS.

    The trouble at the city gas works is now at an end, the employees having agreed to work the coal which is to be unloaded by the company's own hands. ...

    Article : 353 words
  36. LABOUR AND THE LAW.

    Mr. Holman, M.L.A., deputy leader of the Labour party, replied yesterday to the statement made by the Premier respecting the attitude taken up by the Labour party upon ...

    Article : 617 words
  37. EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.

    At the commencement of the strike there were in port at Newcastle six steamers and 13 sailing vessels, with an aggregate tonnage of 42,939 tons. Most of these vessels are still ...

    Article : 150 words
  38. ALONG THE WATER-FRONT.

    The steamer Bellambi, with a cargo of coal in her hold, was alongside the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Coblenz all day Sunday, and there was considerable curiosity about her ...

    Article : 381 words
  39. AMALGAMATION.

    We are informed that the legality of the amalgamation between north, south, and west is to be tested by certain proceedings, and that Mr. E. A. Beeby (of Beeby and Co., ...

    Article : 360 words
  40. DURBAN COAL.

    The manager of James Service and Co., agents for the steamer Duiaburg, stated to-day that the vessel had not got any coal on board for Australia. The vessel took the ...

    Article : 91 words
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