STRIKES ENDING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1724, 15 April 1913, Page 5

STRIKES ENDING.

MINERS' DISPUTE SETTLED,

, MEN TO RESUME AT ONCE.

fly Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Sydney, April 14. A. largo percentage of the southern (niners anticipate the resumption of work this week. The; assurance recently given by Mr. Carmicliacl, Minister for Labour, that the Government will endeavour so to amend the Arbitration Act as to remove fears of victimisation has been well received by the miners. A very brisk fortnight has been experienced at Newcastle and Maitland, 'where, twenty-two out of thirty-nine mines have been worked full time. Fourteen lost from a quarter to three and a half days. The Lambton B and Stockton : Borehole'mines are idle owing to the dispute. The Marklands mine'is flooded. • PROPRIETORS AGREE TO PROPOSALS. ' . (Rec. April 14, 9.10 p.m.) ' ' Sydney, April 14. ■ Sir. Carmiehael, Minister 'for Labour, addressed the ooal strikers at Wollongong to-day, announcing that the proprietors had agreed to the Government's proposals, ■' and it only remained for the men to go straight back... ■ : ' There is still some little doubt whether ..work will life resumed, "but the pit horses, which .had-Jbeon'"turned out, are being ' brought back. : . . ' THE ( TROUBLE ENDS. 1 ' (Reo<-.April 15, 0.55 a.m.) : ; ; , The southern' coal strike has;, been : ... settled, and the men will resume work as , r soon as the collieries are : ready to• receive . them. /•■■■ • ■ ; ■ - BROKEN HILL' MEN OPTIMISTIC. Sydney, April 14.' The Broken\Hill strikers consider the trouble is virtually over., They will demand the.setting' up of a-Wages.-Board; guaranteeing to abide by its decision, apon which .the. Industrial Oommissioner hill be! able.'to compel tho parties to hold i-.conference. The proprietors, however, appear still' to regard the position as ' Serious. - . '.' The';Prppriet,ary Company notifies that it "will"-cease operations" on Wednesday .next. This will render idle 1300' additional men, a.- total of 6500. Tho first:bullock teams conveying' pro- • .visions : from . Cockbnrn,.' reached Broken Hill in six days.: Thirty miles of bad ' roads had to bo negotiated, v ■■ ;i -MINERS' ULTIMATUM TO CABINET. f j (Rcc. April 14, 9.10 p.m.) • ■ • Sydney,' April 14. ..'A mass meeting: of the" Broken' Hill ;miners'decided;that the Government must take action; within twenty-four hourij, ■ the-unionists-will act. A-representative-of the SilveTton-TramJ way Company 'conferred with the Premior, Mr. M'Gowen, arid the ' Treasurer, Mr. Canri,'.to-day ! regarding the strike. The . result has not been disclosed,-but it is believed that a deadlock occurred.