AUSTRALIAN NEWS
N.S.AV. MINES
FRESH CONFERENCE
OF ALL PARTIES
(Australian Press Association)
SYDNEY, April 3
The Federal Premier. Mr S. Bruce, and the New South Wales State Premier, Mr Bavin, have induced the coal owners and the coal miners to participate in a conference to he held within a. few days in order to discuss the possibilities of re-o-peniug tlie coal mines.
The Australian Labour Party elected Mr .T. J. Graves as President.
It was also decided B that Union officials and Labour Parliamentarians tic levied one-half per cent on salaries for party funds.
SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
(Received this day at 8 a.ni.) SYDNEY, April 5
At the Shipping Conference, Mr Bruce said important points to conshier were the extent whereto it was possible to reduce the time spent- "by big ships at the.wharf, by more effective cargo handling methods and the evolution of a scheme of deeasualjsation of labour on the wharf.
English representatives submitted statements showing the heavy losses suffered and then adjourned. English shipping representatives informed the conference that losses oh the Australian section of their operations for the past three years was nearly three millions sterling, due to increased cost of various services and strikes.
44 HOUR EIGHT
MELBOURNE, April -I
A conference to-day of Union officials decided to leave the timber dispute to the workmen who originally were involved and to levy the other Unions for support of the idle men.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1929, Page 6
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