N.S.W. COAL TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1930, Page 6

N.S.W. COAL TROUBLE

NO SETTLEMENT

AONERS REFUSE OUTS

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY, March 10

There was a breakdown at the iCoai Conference one hour after the commencement to-dav.

This leaves peace on the coalfields as far off as ever.

The. miners’ representatives- announced that they were not prepared to accept any terms other than the p re-s to pp age conditions. The Colliery Proprietors expressed their willingness to re-open the mines on the basis of the compromise agreement of November 23rd, which tile miners’ representatives again rejected, on the ground that their organisation had given them no man date to accept them.

A deadlock was thus reached, am the parties dispersed. The Conference had been opened 6y the Premier. .Mr Bavin, who expresesd the hope that a settlement would be effected, pointing out that it would make the Government's task easier from the standpoint of reducing tin employment.

MINERS’ FUTURE SUSTENANCE

SYDNEY, March 10

The New South Wales State Cabinet to-morrow will consider whether the unemployment relief should be withdrawn from the coalfields in view of the failure of to-day’s Conference.

A meeting of the miners’ lodge secretaries is being held to-morrow at Newcastle in order to formulate a policy for the future.