THE LAND OF STRIKES

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160726, 12 August 1920, Page 3

THE LAND OF STRIKES

BROKEN HILL CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, August 11. The tribunal appointed by tho Federal and New South Wales Government to settle the Broken Hill,strike has opened a conference, both parties to the dispute agreeing’ to abide by tho decision. It adjourned without reaching finality. THE COAL MINERS’ DISPUTE. MELBOURNE, ‘August 11. In the House of Representatives, Mr Hughes announced that he had arranged a conference between the coal miners and owners in Sydney on Tuesday next, from which he hoped there would be good results. SHEARERS’ DISPUTE. SYDNEY, August 11. The Graziers’ Association maintains a determined attitude against accepting the shearers’ demand for a fortyfour hour week. They claim that twenty-three sheds have already started on the 48-hour basis. Tho shearers deny that any members of the union have started on the graziers’ terms. TRADE UNIONISTS BAR RETURNED MEN. SYDNEY, August 11. i The Sydney branch of the Boilermakers’ Union resolved not to give work to any man educated at technical colleges as boilermakers under the repatriated soldiers’ scheme. Other unions are limiting the nuhiber of such vocationally-trained men. 'The returned men’s association is strongly protesting.