STAY-IN STRIKE.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 246, 29 July 1937, Page 5

STAY-IN STRIKE.

MINERS RETURN TO SURFACE.

OTHERS IDLE IN SYMPATHY

United Press Association—Copyright.) SYDNEY, July 28.

Three more collieries at Newcastle were idle this morning in sympathy with the stay-in strikers at the Burwood pit. Fifteen hundred miners, who, accompanied by women, some with babies in arms, marched to Burwood, were met by 50 police, who dispersed the demonstrators without trouble.’

During the night about 60 of the stay-in miners came to the surface, and the remainder followed at lunch-time to-day. All were suffering from extreme cold and hunger as a result of being nearly 30 hours underground. The mine ventilating fan intensified their discomfort. . The men left the mine on the understanding that a conference would he held with the management to discuss the points in dispute.

CONFERENCE BREAKS DOWN.

OWNERS REFUSE DEMANDS,

SYDNEY, July 28

The conference of mine-owners and miners’ delegates deliberating on the demands of the coal-miners for higher wages and shorter working hours, broke down to-day.

The owners rejected the miners’ log completely, but- suggested that the miners’ delegates should submit their claims to the State Arbitration Court.

After a special meeting of the Miners’ Federation to-night it was announced that the miners’ executive had decided to summon on Tuesday a conference of delegates from all collieries, which will meet members of the Federal Council of the Federation in Sydney, to determine whether work should cease.

The consensus of opinion is that a general strike is inevitable, d hc miners representatives hint that in such an event they will not hesitate to exend the hold-up to other States and completely paralyse the industry.