COAL DELAYS.
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(ByTZIEGEAPII—PEESSiSSOCIATION—COriRIGKT. Sydney,' June 9.
. The sittings of tho Royal Commission on coalmining disputes .were resumed yesterday.
' Counsel for the miners announced that, tho men intend to withdraw all their '- olaims, chiefly because of tho delay which had taken place over .the.hearing o e cases, and tho want of a. guarantee that.there would not.be similar delay in dealing with othor claims,'which might mean-waiting for one'or'two' , yea'r3. , ; '''
. The Commission adjourned'till June 28 to await developments.. > ':
; [In the Teralba coal dispute tho Eoy'aliGom'miseion''.; took;:twelve." months to. arrivo at its award, which -gave a substantial increase to shooters . and fillers, but did not concede the demand" for 1 an eight hours ■ day from bank to bank. In delivering the award tho President of the Commission,' Judge Heydon/ said the award was -not-.intended.' to govern, or even to guide, in any. way the mind of successor when he tookup tho Newcastle and Maitland cases.]
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 530, 10 June 1909, Page 5
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155COAL DELAYS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 530, 10 June 1909, Page 5
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