AN ECHO OF THE COAL STRIKE.
SYDNEY, December 21. During tho great coal strike, threeyears ago, tho Colliery Employees' Federation leased two inines, intonding thereby to assist the striko funds. Tho Railway Commissioner, however, commandeered tho coal, and the ownere of the mines declined to pay tho wages of the 300 miners. Financial complications followed, and tho Government has decided to end tho protracted negotiations by paying tho men's claims, totalling £12,000.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14547, 26 December 1912, Page 7
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72AN ECHO OF THE COAL STRIKE. Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14547, 26 December 1912, Page 7
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