NATIONAL REGISTER
NOW IN OPERATION IN AUSTRALIA THOUSANDS SIGN CARDS TRADE UNION HOSTILITY COAL MINERS STRIKE [By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright) 1 Received July 17, 11.17 p.m. SYDNEY, July 17. The coal miners of Australia held a one-day strike to-day as a |. protest against the national register. On the other hand, many thousands clamoured at city and country offices for cards with the object of registering. All male persons between the ages 1 of 18 and 65 are requested to fill in cards setting out their age, country of birth, whether married or single, the , number of dependent relatives and occupation. Wealth and property cards must be , completed by persons with gross assets of £5OO or more. An attempt to end the trade union . hostility to the register was advanced a further stage to-day when the Fed- ■ eral Labour Leader, Mr. Curtin, agreed to meet the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in conference at Melbourne on Friday to try and arrange an amicable settlement. Mr. Curtin hitherto had expressed the view that the trade unions would play into the hands of the Government and ruin their own chance at the next election if they disobeyed the obligations under the national register.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 167, 18 July 1939, Page 7
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