AUSTRALIAN MINERS
COURT PROCEEDINGS. [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] (Recd. September 6, Noon.)’ SYDNEY, September 6. Mr Justice Cantor overruled an objection by the Miners’ Federation that the Industrial Commission had no jurisdiction to consider the dispute, between that organisation and the colliery owners, which had been referred to the Commission, by the State Ministry. , , . . 1 Justice Cantor reserved decision on the question whether in accepting the award made last year, the Federation had reserved the right to seek a variation of hours, pensions, paid holidays, and weekly pay, which were not specifically mentioned in the award. The Broken Hill Proprietary, the biggest producer and consumer of coal in Australia, has intimated its willingness to meet the miners’ representatives in conference.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 6 September 1938, Page 7
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