N.S.W. COAL TROUBLE

Hokitika Guardian, 14 March 1930, Page 6

N.S.W. COAL TROUBLE

OWNERS’. CALL

IGNORED BY MINERS

(Australian Press Association)

■SYDNEY, March 13, Cessnoek advices 'state that all is quiet on the coalfields. The men have inacl'e no response to the coal owners’ 1 call to return to work.

The Federation Officials are qurte confident that the miners will not return.

MINERS NOT CAPITULATING

SYDNEY, March 13

The response to._ the coal owners’ appeal for miners for idle pits "'ll not bo known for a few days, as tlie applications are requested to 'be in writing.

At thirty-four associated pits on tlie Northern field, a call for labour is being made, although there is little hope that the owners’ offer will meet with any great response. The decision to re-open the mines was the outcome of a meeting of the owners’ representatives on Tuesday, following the failure of tlie parties to reach an agreement at Monday’s conference.

Air D. J. Davies, Secretary of the Miners’ Ive.dei-tion, stated that ho w:is conviiuied .'that few, if any of the members of his organisation will break away front': their undertaking to decline wm;k. ‘except at the pre-stoppage rates of pay.

MINERS OFFERING

(Received this day at 10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, March 14

It is reported there has been a fair response'to;tl)e owners offer to man mines. C,,:

It is unofficially stated that between two and three hundred Aberdarc miners answered the call for labour at reduced wages. These men cavilled out of their positions three years ago, have been idle since. The owners are thus assured of a nucleus of experienced mindrs. for the reopening of the pit?>.