COAL MINERS.
TROUBLE IN N S.W. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and 2s.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY. September 27. All the southern colleries are idle today owing to the men deciding to stop work for one day each week until electric safety lamps are installed. In view of this the Southern Proprietors’ Association sent a letter to the men’s representatives stating that as a conference had been arranged l>etweeiy the Minister of Mines and the proprietors and the men on the subject of electric safety lamps, the Association regarded the men's action as a now method of attempting to impose the darg policy and unless the men give an undertaking by Monday next to work full time, the whole of the southern mines will he closed. When informed of the owners’ decision. Mr Willis, secretary of tho Coal Miners T nion. said that a conference with all colliery proprietors had been arranged for Friday next to discuss the deficiency question and unless that tfere satisfactorily settled the Union would give fourteen days notice of intention to cease work.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16850, 28 September 1922, Page 4
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176COAL MINERS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 16850, 28 September 1922, Page 4
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