STATE TO RUN MINES

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 120, 16 November 1929, Page 9

STATE TO RUN MINES

UNIONISTS PERTURBED

FEDERAL INTERVENTION

DqjteS p re jj Association—By EUetrle Tel«. grapti—Copyright. (Received 16th November, 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, 15th November. The climax has almost been reached in the coal hold-up in New South. Wales. The State Government's intention to take over several of the Haitland pits and work them on a basis of slightly reduced wages is causing the mining unions the utmost concern, aa they realise that there'will be an appeal for volunteer labour if the unionists hold aloof. A meeting of "the mining unions' executive was held to-day, when there was talk of a general strike it the Government insisted on wage reduction. It was eventually decided to await the result of a conference which, is being held at the week-end between the FederaL- Treasurer, Mr E G Theodore, the Attorney-General,' Mr! Brennan, and the Assistant Minister, Mr. Beasley, and the Miners' officials. The Premier, Mr. T. K. Bavin, announced in the Assembly to-day that the Government had made up its mind about the whole matter, but would delay action until .after Mr. Theodore's week-end conference. \