COAL STRIKE
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(Australian Press Association)
SYDNEY, March 13
The Australian coal strike is, so far, not causing much inconvenience, as must of the shipping companies and the gasworks have fairly large reserves. But every means is being taken, to economise coal.
In Victoria, some of’; the country railway services have been curtailed in- order to conserve supplies.
STEEL WORKERS THREATEN TO STRIKE. SYDNEY, March 18. A message from Woollongong states that a general strike at the Port Kembla Steel Works is threatened .by the night shiftworkers, as the result of the management’s refusal to discuss claims made for a forty-hour week, i twenty per cent.' wages .'increase, and llso double timg for . Sunday AYorjk.
The strike policy has yet to be enlorsed by Hie dayshift workers. , .
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1940, Page 5
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