DELIRIOUS JOY

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2377, 2 December 1929, Page 5

DELIRIOUS JOY

STRIKE SETTLEMENT

A TEN CHEER, AA OATEN AVEEP

EMPLOYMENT A WATTS 10,0.00 MEN

(Aust. ami N.Z. Cable)

Sydney, December 1

News of the proposed settlement of the coal strike evoked joyous expressions in Newcastle and f>e northern, coalfields comfp)ai)ible if. o Armistice Day demonstrations. At Newcastle the people thronged the streets, motors hooted, tramway gongs clanged and -shipping in tli.*> harbours sounded sirens, making n. continuous d.in unprecenfed in flip, city’s history. Men cbepred and, women became Ifr/stcfnJeali, with joy. Shops reported on immediate improvement, in business. The rejoicing on thp coalfields is widespread, the news coming as a light in the darkness to many who bad not known bow they were going to live fl.rout.h flic Christmas period. I Tf the miners ratify the settlement terms, a rush of coal orders is assured as stocks everywhere are depleted and many are very low.

Tf; is certain that sales to the Government services alone to secure full stpeks and lesprves can furnish emplc.ymopt for 1200 men immediately on fqll time at the mines. The gas companies and big industries all need large quantifies t.o restore normal conditions.

The Federal Engine-drivers’ Federation declared their organisation yas not, concerned in fl(c settlement and if. would nqf, he binding on them.