MARCH ON COLLIERY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 131, 7 June 1929, Page 9

MARCH ON COLLIERY

DISCONTENTED MINERS

NEW SOUTH WALES TANGLE

MOVE FOE SETTLEMENT

United Press A^aociatioa-r-By. Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Eeceived 7th June, 1 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The seething discontent of the coalfields culminated yesterday in the men taking the dispute out of the hands of the leaders and the picketing by 800 [miners of the Hebburn Collieries. In the early morning 400 miners marched four miles to Hebburn. Barricades of logs were thrown across the road to block the colliery staff cars. Un,doubt- | edly there would have been ugly incidents, but the plans leaked out, and not only was there a strong posse of police present, but the management had warned all the oolliery staff men not to attend the colliery. At a meeting the withdrawal of safety men and the question of a general strike was discussed. There was no violence or sabotage, but' veiled threats of drastic action were made by the crowd, which was then reinforced by several hundred others. They ' marched in a body to each of the houses of members of the colliery staff, and warned them against handling coal. The mob were escorted by the police. A promising develppment in the coal deadlock was the announcement that representatives'of the coal-owners and miners will meet to arrange a round-the-table conference of all the parties.