GOAL MINE IDLE.
.-■ ■■;',- ,■<'■ ••• ■■_■ y;f;;;DISPUTE AT GLEN AFTON, MEN WANT NIGHT TRADr ACCOMMODATION QUESTION (By Telegrapn.-Owa Correspondent.) HUNTLY, this % . Tho position at Glen Aftoa mi lle '. unaltered, the mine being idleto-day ."J meeting of the men was held tills ffl o r ing. The men state that extra W were put on the back shift and as ther was insufficient accommodation f 0 * them at Glc'n Afton they required' a ttaf to take them to Huntly. B Upon inquiry at the Auckland office nf the company the "Star" was infoS that there is ample accommodation a> Glen Afton, but the men refuse to oecunv it, although it has been, in use for S 5 oral years.' Some of the nieh 011 \v hack-shift (which conies off.at miduUn live at Huntly, while others live at Glen Afton. Accommodation- Avas p lo yided for the Huntly men, but they dJ elined to use it and ask for a n\<Z train to take them back .to Huntly., Negotiations are proceeding bctweot the company and the men, and the Bailway Department.. . ' ■ ■-■ Is! .
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 220, 17 September 1930, Page 8
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177GOAL MINE IDLE. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 220, 17 September 1930, Page 8
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