AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
THE COAL CRISIS. TROUBLE GRADUALLY SPREADING. INTER-STATE SHIPPING INTERRUPTED. SYDNEY, Nov 8. The coal strike is gradually extending its influence, Inter-State shipping being dislocated. Unless the Government makes supplies available within the next few days. Sea-going traffic will practically cease. Every berth at Newcastle is occupied by steamers requiring coal. The majority of the crews have been paid off. Mine managers are prepared for a long struggle. They contend it is better to close down the mines than grant the men's demands. The miners' officials refused to declare all coal "black." The Navy Department is releasing supplies in urgent cases. The miners are continuing to bunker transports. A gang cf railwaymen sent to Lithgow to load slack refused to handle it and were paid off. The dislocation of shipping is causing a shortage of forage and grain. Prices are advancing rapidly.
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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 10 November 1916, Page 2
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143AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 10 November 1916, Page 2
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