DOBSON MINE IDLE
THROUGH FALL OF STONE. The Dobson State mine was idle to-day because of a fall of stone in the No. 1 ropeway. The stone came down about three o’clock this mornmg and effectively prevented the working of the main haulage ropes. The debris, which is estimated to contain about' 20 tons, extends over approximately half a chain and is between four and five feet deep. It will be cleared in time for the mine to work to-morrow. LIVERPOOL RESUMES. The Liverpool State mine, which was idled yesterday by the “No to-bacco-no work” decision of a bathnouse meeting, resumed this morning. The shortage of tobacco was discussed at a meeting of the Union last evening, and the ‘no work” decision made as a protest against the shortage of tobacco was reversed. It is understood that the question will e represented to the Miners’ Central Committee. The meeting resolved further that all other industrial unions be asked to co-operate in the protest against the unsatisfactory release of tobacco in such an extensive area as the West Coast. All State mines, with the exception of Dobson, were working to-day.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 September 1943, Page 4
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