Mr McLagan Meets Runanga Miners: Work Is Resumed
The Strongman State coal mine,' which had been idle since Tuesday, because of a dispute involving _ a deputy and a road worker, which culminated in the deputies refusing to work unless the Miners’ Union met the deputies and the management to discuss the situation, re-. sumcd this morning. This was the re- [ suit of a settlement reached yesterday when the members of the Runanga State Miners’ Union were addressed at a mass meetins by the Minister of Mines (Mr McLagan). The terms of the settlement have not been announced. The Liverpool State mine, which was idle since Wednesday because of the death of Mr William Robertson, a horse driver at the mine, also resumed work this morning. Mr McLagan, who was accomnanied bv Mr A. Prendeville, a member of the Coal Council, arrived by car from Christchurch yesterday morning to attend the meeting. Last evening Mr McLagan had a confeience with members of the executive of the Miners’ Union and Runanga. The Minister and Mr Prendeville left this morning on return to Christ-
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Greymouth Evening Star, 15 March 1948, Page 4
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