Miners' Troubles

Hastings Standard, Volume X, Issue 5304, 17 September 1906, Page 3

Miners' Troubles

Received Septe jber 16, 5.24 p.m Sydney, September 15 At the Newcastle conference, the owners submitted proposals under which they wero prepared to abolish the *!cg watch in a!I pits excepting Easi Oreta and St-iaford Mcrthyr, , - r i -.pecial cond;'. : ous bta n, c„3 j;i-. advance the hewing ra;e 4' Wnoa -• uid carry tLio advance n ;I. W Vt i f opl to 10s u ton from tuo i , - , • ment of next year. After a V it* i) nl amicable discussion, the Ail -pih?. adjourned till Tuesday . i "i ■ Tj, "■ .neeting of men called f *> il •'" >w has been adjourned till I pi' .j. In the meantime work at the Newca- f le pits continues.