DARK OUTLOOK.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 36, 12 February 1929, Page 7

DARK OUTLOOK.

AUSTRALIAN CRISIS.

[•An Unprecedented Upheaval Expected. _ .1 COAL AND TIMBER DISPUTES. (Australian and N.Z. t'ress Association.) (Received 1- noon.) SYDNEY, this day. It is generally expected that a fortnight's notice will be served on the northern miners this week. The position is described by union officials as darker than in 1917.

It has been precipitated by the simultaneous extension of the timber workers' strike and the threatened closing of the northern coal mines.

The Miners' Council is sending a deputation to the Federal Prime Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce) asking for a Royal Commission to inquire into the indiistrv. It is now feared that a

common cause will lie made of the two disputes, resulting in an unprecedented industrial upheaval.

OBSERVING AWARDS.

Minister May Take Legal Action

Against Union.

TIMBER TRADE TROUBLE

CANBERRA, February 11

The Federal Attorney-General and Minister of Industry. Mr. J. G. Latham, has again communicated with the Australian Council of Trades Unions asking whether it intends to reply to his appeal for an observance of the timber workers' award.

Mr. Latham has indicated that if no reply is received by him forthwith he will be compelled to take legal action against the Timber Workers' Union for disobedience of Mr. Justice, Lutein's award.

A lorry containing a ton of coal was en route to a timber yard in Adelaide when it was overturned by 100 men. The latter were dispersed by the police:.

At Melbourne 70 carters who were employed at a city timber yard were dismissed on account of the strike.