1700 TONS OF COAL LOST
GT> E Y MOUTH. Thu. <P.A.'>—The Liverpool mid Strongman state coal mines will be idle until Monday, he-
cause of the sudden death yesterday on his way to work at: the Liverpool mine of Mr William Roberlson. a membet of the Runang'a State Miners' Union of which employees at both the Liverpool and Strongman mines are members.
The Strongman mine has been idle since Tuesday, a dispute causing the loss of two days and the mine will have lost four days if work is resumed on Monday.
The Liverpool mine was idle yesterday because of the death of Mr Robertson and will have been idle three days by the time work is resumed or. Monday.
These are the two biggest producer.; of coal in the district and the loss to .the country will be considerable, approaching 1700 tons. Present indications are that the Strongman mine will resume on Monday, but it is understood that the dispute which idled the mine on Tuesday and Wednesday has not yet been settled.
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Northern Advocate, 11 March 1948, Page 6
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