RESUMING WORK
MILLFIELD MINERS £1,800,000 STRIKE PAY SYDNEY, Feb. 2. The estimated contributions, and. 'levies of unionists to the idle miners of the northern coalfields ean&e March last 'has amounted to £1 X 3OO>OQO, of which £500,000 was contributed by miners who have -worked, throughout the dispute. Mr. Weaver, Minister/, of Mines, expresses the opinion that with peace at least 5000 miners cannot ho reabsorbed into this industry. ',; (Received February 3, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feh. 3. At a special meeting of Millfield Great Miners Lodge it wasr derided to resume work to-day and to throw off thd authority of „'thfl. South Maitland rani and file. Conference miners were withdrawn from this mine in December as a result of a meeting at which*the "Reds" were in control; *
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 7
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126RESUMING WORK Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 7
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