MINERS CEASE WORK

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 75, 10 January 1936, Page 5

MINERS CEASE WORK

STRIKE AT A COLLIERY.

GOAL INTENDED FOR A VESSEL.

MANNED BY LICENSED SEAMEN. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 11.20 a.ra.) SYDNEY, This Day. An unexpected development in the seamen’s strike occurred when the miners at Wallarah Colliery, Catherine Hill Bay, ceased work because the coal which they handled was to be loaded on a ship manned by licensed seamen,

FIVE INTER-STATE CREWS OUT,

VOLUNTEERS MAN ONE VESSEL.

(Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Crews of five inter-State freighters joined the strikers.

One of the vessels, manned by a licensed crew, sailed from Sydney last night. The owners will attempt similar action with the others to-day.

STRIKE MAY END.

.MINERS’ DECISION A BLOW.

EIGHTEEN HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS. ' MELBOURNE, January 9. There are signs at Melbourne of a complete collapse of the shipping strike. More than 20 unionist seamen applied for licenses and work at shipping offices to-day, and 19 unionists who had handed in their notices on the steamer 'Weeroona have withdrawn them. Owners throughout Australia have now manned 67 ships with 1800 volunteers. Since Mr 11. G. Menzies (Federal Attorney-General) made it possible for seamen’s licenses to be obtained by post, more than 60 * applications have been made in Sydney. It was stated to-day that crews for at least two more steamers would be available almost immediately. Mr Jacob Johnson, the. general secretary who was recalled recently by a general meeting of the seamen, but who maintains that he is still the legally elected official,, stated: “The miners are very determined that they will have nothing to do with the extension of the strike. They demonstrated that they are not as easily led in certain circumstances as the seamen.’”