COAL FOR THE RAILWAYS.
. (Received Jan. 5, 1 a.m ) MELBOURNE, Jan. 4. Six thousand tons of Indian coal for the railways have arrived by the steamer Irish Monarch. .
STRIKE THOUGHT TO BE NEARING ITS END.
(Received Jan. S, 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY,. Jan. 5. The continued idleness of the miners' mines, which, it is now announced, will not again work during the strike, coupled with Mr Bowling's repeated assertion that the strike is approaching a.settlement; leads to the belief that important developments are likely. _ There is a growing opinion that Mr Bowling intends to advise the miners to accept the compulsory board as a means of settling their grievances. Several southern miners' lodges, after addresses from Mr Bowling and other leaders, adopted resolutions supporting Mr Bowling and the congress. The Coal-lumpers' Union -carried a similar motion.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 3, 5 January 1910, Page 5
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135COAL FOR THE RAILWAYS Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 3, 5 January 1910, Page 5
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