COAL PRODUCTION DROPS

Chronicle (Levin), 28 April 1949, Page 5

COAL PRODUCTION DROPS

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Hoiidays And Idle Bays Have . Htiverse imects

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GRExMUUTn, April 28. The outpui ui cocix iiuxxx ixxe Grey disui'iOu cyux xiiiiibiS xui uxe \votxi. ciiding Tuesday next will show a big drop on ihe hgures iur Lxc uori'fcspuxxuxiig periua oi iaso ^ear as „xxe resuxo ox a ouxnoxnanon oi circumstances, incxuaixxg awara noxxaays ana yesteraays xatal accident xxx uxxe x-ixverpoox xixxiie. . No worx wus aont) at any minc xaoo xvxoxxuay v.Axxzd,e Uayj axxu xiCao xvxonaay txvxay x->cty j wxxx axso uc uu-s-rvea as a xuxx xxolxuaj. xviay Day xs liioxuuea in Tne wormng agreexxxoixo as a pa±a xionday. 'lxi^s yea^ ..xci.y xaxxs oxi Lunuay bui, i'n accordance with the practice, the ixuxxuay wxxx oe iransiericu io xvxonday. on top of these general production uxbcxns no work wiii be done xor tne rfcxiianider oi tnis weex a«, ^xxc uwJ Uig Xn.a^iailga QXStl'ICt £>xate mmes, LiVorpooi and Girongxiiaxx, wiuxi a coixioineu daixy ouipui averagmg about .buu tons. jLi^it-uuy nxornxns a deputy employed at the Liverpool mme wa^ xaixea in a snot firmg acciaent ana, in accoiaance witn tne usuai cuslOin, ine nnnes inxmeaiatexy ceasea woiK untii aner tne runerai, wnion xs io iaxe pxace tomorrow. Tne tJtrongman men, as memoers of tne same unxun, .stopped oeiore noon yesocraay when tney received advice of tne accident, and they aiso wiii nui, worx uniix aner tne xunerai. A total of o50 men are cxxxpioyed at the two mines.