COAL STRIKE
CONFERENCE TO-DAY. DISLOCATION INTENSIFIED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, November 23. The miners' general secretary says there is absolutely no hope of a settlement being reached unless the men arc given a day of eight hours from bank to bank. The miners have waived all other claims, but that stands. The train services have been everywhere reduced to a. minimum. The public are anxiously awaiting the result of to-morrow's compulsory conference It is freely stated that it is time the Government intervened, as unless Mr Hughes has in reserve an offer from the proprietors there are no prospects of .in early settlement. Meanwhile the public continue to suffer domestic conveniences are curtailed daily! and unemployment increases. There are rumors of the industrial dislocation spreading throughout the country. November 24. (Received November 24, at 10.40 a.m.) In order to economise power, it has boon decided to reduce the speed of the Sydney trams. BRISBANE, November 24. the Northern Queens-und ports are practically isolated as a result of the interruption of the coastal service, and a tood shortage is threatened.
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Evening Star, Issue 16280, 24 November 1916, Page 6
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184COAL STRIKE Evening Star, Issue 16280, 24 November 1916, Page 6
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