AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1927, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(By Telegraph—Per-Press Association. ; ANOTHER STRIKE. SYDNEY, Sept. 10. i About a dozen members of the Tin-; gino Drivers and Firemen’s Association employed at Moruya quarries get-: ting stone for the harbour bridgo who; struck a few weeks ago and later resumed on the understanding that their; claims for higher wages would be dealt, 1 with, have again struck and state* they will not resume work till their; claims are agreed to. The men claim-, ed an increase of 30s weekly which; was not conceded. Three hundred; other employees at 'Moruya are idled! and hundreds of others on the actual; bridge work are threatened with a; stoppage unless a settlement is reached. FINES PAID. SYDNEY, Sept, 10. Leaders of the Saeco-Vanzetti procession, cabled on Thursday, had the fines paid on their behalf and they were released from gaol.

STRIKE SETTLED. BRISBANE, Sept. 11. The Queensland railway and sugar strike has ended. Representatives of the Unions attended the Arbitration Court yesterday morning. They accepted the Court’s terms. They gave an undertaking to declare the South Johnstone sugar strike off. In the afternoon, there was a conference between the Unions Committee and the Premier, Mr McCormack. The foi’iowing terms were reached at the Conference:— (1) The reinstatement of all the railwaymen. (2) No victimisation. (3) The men to sign a declaration agreeing to obey the instructions of the Railway Commissioner. it) The strike to lie declared off from mid-night on Saturday night. It is expected that trains will be running almost normally on Monday.

BROKEN HILL MINES CLOSING SYDNEY, Sept. 11. The Broken Hill Proprietary Mine Directorate announces the closing down of the mine about the 24th. September. This step is taken owing to tlie low .price of lead and to there being no indication of a very substantial recovery. Over one thousand men will be idled. It is understood that Blot I. teen Mine will also dose at the same time, idling a large number. These announcements have caused a heavy slump in the price of all Ilr::'’ Hill shares. The Directors state they regret idling the mine workers, but in vi~ the extent of the losses already made, and of the present outlook of the lor.-' market, they consider that a uan.ee of operations at the present time would not be justified.