ELEVENTH HOUR.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18724, 22 June 1926, Page 9

ELEVENTH HOUR.

■—* — . AUSTRALIAN COAL CRISIS. HITCH NARROWLY AVERTED. (ST CABLE—PMSS ASSOCIATION—COPTBIGHT.) (AUBTBAXIAK ato w.a. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received June 21et, 10.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, June 2L An eleventh-hour hitch in resumption at the mines has been averted. It appeared up to' late this afternoon that none of the mines would be re-started, the owners announcing that until tho men were prepared to resume at all mines on the samo day none would roOpen. After a conference between the owners and the men, it as decided to resume work at all the mines tomorrow. READY TO START. j SYDNEY, June 21. Everything is now in order for resumption of work by the miners tomorrow. The striking engine-drivers and firemen, numbering 1000, returned on Friday and Saturday to prepare the mines. Efforts are being made to settle several sectional disputes which were in existence before the general strike began. The trouble at Coaloliff over wages, which has been in existence since the beginning of the year, has been settled. A hitch occurred in the South Maitland field over the conditions of'work. With the mines resuming, the question of relief. orders for unemployed will cease to be the big matter it is at present with the Police Department. During the past few weeks the average number of orders issued each week has been 400, the value of each ranging from 6s fid to 31s 6d. It is expected that olaims will be made til] the first pay is received. Shipping companies are making preparations to resume time-tables which had been disorganised by the shortage of coal. •