LABOR IN AUSTRALIA.
THE BROKEN HILL STRIKE.
A PROSPECTIVE SETTLEMENT.
By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.
Sydney, April 29,
The settlement of the Barken Hill strike is apparently in sight. The parties are conferring.
An official telegram, received by the South Australian Railway Commissioners, states that the Labor Federation has withdrawn its objections to the exemptions claimed by the Silverton Tramway Company, provided there are no (prosecutions and no victimisation. It is expected the directors will approve of the arrangement, and that the strike will speedily be declared off. The position in the southern and northern eoal fields is practically unchanged. Negotiations with a view to a settlement, howevpr, are being continued.
THE BROKEN IIJLL STRIKE
SETTLED.
Received 20, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, April 20.
The Broken Hill strike has been settled and an agreement signed whereby the unionists forego their demand. Seven officers of the company will be enrolled, and the union is assured that thei'e"will be 110 prosecutions and 110 victimisation. Work at the mines will be resumed at once, and the trains will recommence running to-night.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 282, 21 April 1913, Page 5
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