MINERS’ STRIKE IN AUSTRALIA
Proposal To Call Conference ARBITRATION COURT TO BE APPROACHED (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright) (Received April 22, 11.40 p.m.) CANBERRA, April 22. The Leader of the Opposition, Mr J. Curtin, announced in the House of Representatives today that the executive of the Combined Mining Unions had approved the Australian Council of Trade Unions approaching the Federal Arbitration Court for the purpose of
convening a compulsory conference of the parties in the coal strike. Mr Curtin expressed the hope that these negotiations would pave the way for a settlement of the strike and so avoid the Commonwealth Government resorting to drastic action.
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Southland Times, Issue 24108, 23 April 1940, Page 5
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