MAJORITY FOR WORK.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 748, 22 February 1910, Page 5

MAJORITY FOR WORK.

NEWCABTLE BALLOT. ■ By Toleeraph-Preea AssooUtlon-OoDiriiht. . (Eeo.Febroary'ffl, 1.10 a.m.) ~ Newcastle, February 2kThe ballot of, the Newcastle miners bis resulted in favour of the resumption of work. ■. Tho figruTes''are: ' i-ri -•>"».'■.■ ; For resumption'of work ......... 4029 - Against resumption of wort ......' 1751 ■ .' .Maj0rity.f0r"'..,.'...,.',.,... ....' '227?.. , [The Southern ;miners.eome time ago decided return, to, work,.. and practically all the mines in their district are now, reported to be' working. The Newcastle ballot may.be taken as marking the «nd of: the strike.] . ''■-■.-. : : ; :•■ ; APPEAL -DISMISSED. 1 : : ; ' , (Eec. February; 21,.10.40 p.m.), ' ;.'./ _ ■_ ■■: Sydney, February 21. ■ flio FuU Court has dismissed an appeal against the conviction of. a number of. miners' officials who'wero recently fined' 410 D an .alternative; of two months' imprisonment," for' instigation -of the. : ';of work.: . ." :■' : ,:, The ground of appeal was the uncertain wording of, the"charge. ' . ''V ■ ' -JOn December,3o, thirteen.members of the delegate board, of the Miners' Federation were' convicted under tho old Industrial .Disputes -Act, of having, instia strike, and. were each fined .£IOO, in deranlt two months' imprisonment (the maximum tader ■. the : old' Act); They were-allowed a': month within which to pay the'.fine.] , . ■■;;.; ■'■;..;■■ ■:■■■ vr-v.: , .-. ;• ..-,■•■':..■