STRIKE COLLIERIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 7

STRIKE COLLIERIES.

CO-OPERATIVE PLAN. : STATE CABINET PLAYS TRUMP CARD. BAILWAYS WILL NOT HAUL. (By Tdegraph-Prees Aeaoclalloii-Oopyrlßhl.l , Sydney r November 25. Mr. Peter Bowling's co-operative collieries at EbbwMain and Young Wallsendare. ex-, peoted to start work to-morrow. It is estimated that the output from the two mines will reach 2000 .tons, daily. , ■ ..v '■'■''.' .There is some dissatisfaction among the western miners at the union's colliory scheme. The miner's say they came out in order not to fill orders which otherwise would: go to Newcastle. They, cannot see why .coal should bo supplied to a market that they ceased work inordof to block. . ','.' ".'',. EAUWAX COMMISSIONEES' OEDER. -;. (Reel November. 26i 1.10 a.m.) "■■■ Sydney, November 25. •The Railway Commissioners have issued instructions .■ at Newcastle -that, .until, further notice; no coal shall be hauled except for railway purposes, ''..-. •.'■■" >■:;■ This will operate against ;Mr. Bowling's scheme for working certain, mines with, strikers', labour on a co-operativo basis. : ' "NOT'DICTATING." '■:. - (Rec. November 25, .9.45 p.m.) '~ '' .■■". .''. '. Sydney,' November. 25. . Speaking in tho State Assembly, in'reply to a question, the Acting-Premier, Mr; Lee, said he wished it to be clearly understood, that, the Government : was not dictating in trying to 'bring the parties to the'eoal dispute together. He had asked tho representatives of both sides to meet him at an early date. He did not regard the difficulties between 'the coal-owners, and men as insuperable. '. '■" '"'.-'.:•'■'■ .'.■.-.■

. EFFECTS OF THE TEOTJBLE. ■': V ''-■ '.:■":/.- Sydney, November 25. . A-, thousand ; brickmakers will be thrown out of work to-day. Altogether twenty thousand men ire idle as .a result of ' the Newcastle coal strike. ' : :■'.'' , ; r ■ : i v - Strike'emissaries hayo been dispatched to all the States. It is expected that the , weekly levies will amount t0'.£50007 '■'■■'■ ' : ' , ■'■■. ■■ '. : V, Melbourno, November 25. ■;• , Many manufacturers are rapidly, approaching the end of their coal atocks.'and are preparing to close down , .their works. .'. ::...'./.: , • The.) inter-State, steamship' owners havo two ; month's', supply. ■ ' . ' - : ' ; ; , ■.'■;•'■ v-.: ~,..■.■,■..'-.." London, : November . 24,, "The:• Times," commenting' _' on : 'the -New. 'South Wales strike, says the miners seem unwilling' to rush things to extremities. The paper, expresses the hope that.all parties will ■see the necessity: of coming to terms soon, , lest worse things befall.. ....?:' ,:■ . : . '