THE COAL TROUBLE.
Settlement Probable.
United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. (Received July 25, 9.25 a.m.) Sydney, This day. As mediator in the threatened trouble in the coal trade, the Premier (Sir W. Lyne) had an interview with the coal owners and suggested that they should grant an increase of twopence on the hewing rate, as asked by the miners, from September Ist, on the understanding that it be refunded for the first four months of next year on the basis of a promised increase in the selling price to ten shillings per ton. The owners agreed, and the conference adjourned to enable Sir W*. Lyne to see it" the miners would accept the terms.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9824, 25 July 1900, Page 8
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