THE GREAT STRIKE IN NEW SOUTH WALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3168, 20 August 1917, Page 6

THE GREAT STRIKE IN NEW SOUTH WALES

STILL NO NEWS

POSITION ON AUGUST 10 The cablegrams aro still silent on the subject of the big strike in New South Wales over the institution of the card system in the railway shops. An Australian mail on Monday last brought the news of the situation up to August 9. A copy of the "Sydney Morning Herald of August 10 has since como to hand. The position on that date may be summarised as follows: —

All the indications pointed to the extension of the strike to a large number of unions. The Labour Council had appealed to every union in Australia for assistance for the strikers. The Strikers Defence Committee had decided to carry on the fight until the card system was withdrawn. A mass meeting of wharf labourers had decided to cease work till the card system was withdrawn; the carters on the wharves had declined to carry goods not handled by the wharf labourers. All the South Coast mines had been thrown idle, and tho northern mines were expected to follow suit, as only a few were working on August 9. _ J. he crane drivers at ■ Newcastle had joined the strikers. On the other side of the ledger the Government \wns standing firm, with public opinion solidly behind it. Irjiin and tramway services had materially improved. In addition to better passenger services eight goods trains were running from" Sydney to the country districts. A arge number of men who bad been on trfke 'had returned to work Telyour menfolk to go back to work," was the reply of the Acting-Premier to a deputation from the wives of the strikers urging the Government to give way.