INVASION CALL

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1944, Page 4

INVASION CALL

AUSTRALIAN WORKERS To Speed up Efforts

(Rec. 11.30.) MELBOURNE, June 7. All unionists, and particularly tne miners, were called on by Hon. t -.A • Forde, Acting-Prime Minister, to-day to refrain from anv action wh.cn might interfere with the struggle lo destroy Nazism. He was addressing the Australian-wide conference at representatives of eighty-two Fedenu unions. .. The conference, on the motion oi Mr. A. E. Monk, Secretary of tne Australasian Council of Trades Unions, hailed the news of .the invasion, and it was decided to call upon ail of the unionists to strive for fui the improvements in the production a transport' of supplies and equipment, and to refrain from anv action which would interfere with this aim. The motion also appealed to the mine workers to end the unauthorised Sl Aftef the motion was carried, enthusiastic cheers.were given tor the fighting forces of the United Nations.

N.S.W. MINERS’ RESPONSE. (Rec. 10.0.) SYDNEY, June 7 A splendid response has been made by the striking New Sout'n Wales coal miners to the leaders’ appeals to work for a maximum output in view of the opening of the second front. All of the mines which have begn idle because of the butter ration strikes were working to-day, and the loss of coal production will be lower than for many weeks. Two mines were idle to-day because of safety issues. PORTUGAL HALTS WOLFRAM SHIPMENTS. (Rec. 10.50.) WASHINGTON, June 7. The United Press says that Portugal, on the eve of the invasion, agreed to halt all shipments of wolfram to Germany and to close down all wolfram mines immediately. Germany, henceforth, will be dependent on Spanish imports which were recently reduced from one thousand to 280 tons yearly. AMERICAN MAJOR-GENERAL DEMOTED. (Rec. 2.10.) LONDON, June 7. The British Associated Press correspondent at S.H.A.E.F., says that one of America’s best-known MajorGenerals has been demoted to Lieu-tenant-Colonel and sent home for indicating in advance the day and hie time of the invasion.