THE COAL MINES
MORE TROUBLE LOOMING. WAGE REDUCTION AT A MINE. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June 9. Another coal trouble appears to be in sight. Mr Arbuckle, secretary of the Coal Miners’ Federation, stated that the owners of the New Brighton mine had notified the men of a reduction of 2s per ton as from June 6. Mr Arbuckle said that the Federation had given the manager of the mine until Monday to pay, the old rates, and failing compliance the men would bo called out. The Federation would then decide whether all the miners would cease working or what action would be taken.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19210610.2.45
Bibliographic details
Southland Times, Issue 19247, 10 June 1921, Page 5
Word Count
105THE COAL MINES Southland Times, Issue 19247, 10 June 1921, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Southland Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in