N.S.W. COAL CRISIS WAR WORSENED BY INDISCIPLINE

Grey River Argus, 7 October 1949, Page 3

N.S.W. COAL CRISIS WAR WORSENED BY INDISCIPLINE

CANBERRA, Oct 6.

A hcarge that three was a lack of discipline within the’ Miners’ Federation was made by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. J. B. Chifley, in a speech to the Federal Executive of the Labour Party. “What was done by the Government in the difficult position in New South Wales during the recent coal strike was not an easy task,” he said. ‘There was a challenge, not to the boss, but to the Arbitration system. The difficulty in New South Wales was crucial for the people of Australia, not only economically bur also politically.

“The coal industry has a legacy of kate and bitterness, and there is also a lack of discipline within the Miners’ Federation. The Australian Council of Trade Unions has done Its best, but there werei oeopie who did not want a solution.”