WORK AND WAGES

Southland Times, Issue 19655, 4 October 1922, Page 5

WORK AND WAGES

NEW SOUTH WALES MINERS. SOUTHERN COLLERIES IDLE. BIG STRUGGLE IN PROSPECT. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association). SYDNEY, October 3. (Received October 3, 10.40 p.m.) The battle between the coal miners and the owners has commenced. All the southern colieries ware closed to-day. The owners claim that at most of the mines the men did not. present themselves, for work, but Mr Willis states that the men went to the mines ready to start and found no work available. He added that the miners would continue to present, themselves at the mines daily, and in the event of their being no work would claim a lockout. So far 40(X) miners are idle. It is feared that miners in other districts will strike in sympathy. The Council of Action has concluded its sittings and has announced that it will use every weapon to enforce the claims of the men, whom it declares have been unjustly treated. AFFAIRS IN NEW ZEALAND. TYPOGRAPHICAL DISPUTE. (Per United. Press Association.) WELLINGTON, October 3. Before tiie Arbitration Court in the typographical case several witnesses were called for the employees. Some referred to the effect that the general conditions of the printing trade had on the health of the workers. The brilliancy of the metal used in monotype machines was asserted to be detrimental to the eyesight of the workers. The case is unfinished.