WORE AND WAGES
AUSTRALIAN COAL CRISIS. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S COMMANDEER. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Australian & N.Z. Gable Association.) MELBOURNE, May 1. Mr Watt has announced that the Government has decided to commandeer all coal in the Commonwealth. This decision was arrived at owing to the action of the New South Wales Government in acquiring the industry, and that a coal strike at the present time would paralyse industries in all States but New South Wales. This action will ensure the miners obtaining increased rates of pay. A regulation is being issued to-day. MELBOURNE, May 1. Received May 1, 10.30 p.m. The coal regulations have been issued, empowering the Prime Minister to acquire all coal, to appoint selling and distributing agents, to fix the rates of wages and conditions of employment, to determine the compensation to the owners, to fix the selling price and cancel or suspend contracts for supply.
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Southland Times, Issue 18077, 2 May 1919, Page 5
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