Latest by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday. The Coal Strike
The compulsory conference called by the Prime Minister for Friday last, of employers and employees, proved abortive and was adjourned till Monday last,…
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Coal Strike. To-day's Tribunal. To Sit in Sydney. MELBOURNE, Tuesday Midnight
The arrangements have been made for the sitting of the tribunal tomorrow (Wednesday) to hear matters in dispute in the coal industry. The N.S.W. State…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Welsh Coal Dispute
Representatives of the South Wales miners yesterday conferred at the Board of Trade with Sir George Askwith, the Chief Industrial Commissioner, who is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. Conference Again Fails
The second conference between the mine owners and their employees, called and presided over by the Prime Minister, with the view of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike
Nothing came of the coal strike conference on Monday last. It was another case of the irresistable coming in contact with the immovable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Opposed to Scheme
The South Wales miners are surprised at the announcement of the Board of Trade. They state they are opposed to the measure unless it is applied to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Tribunal. Sydney
With Mr. Justice Edmunds presiding, the tribunal which was appointed by the Prime Minister to endeavor to settle the coal strike resumed its sitting to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Wales Coal. Possession of Mines. Taken by Board of Trade. Under Defence of Realm Act. LONDON
An official statement says: "The Board of Trade, under the Defence of the Realm Consolidated Regulations, will assume on December 1 possession and control of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike Still on Abortive Conferences
Important developments were expected on Monday, as a result of anticipated Government intervention and the Prime Minister's declaration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Strike. Sydney, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m
The conference held yesterday failed to effect a settlement of the coal strike. Mr. Hughes has decided to appoint a tribunal consisting of three representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal Strike Ended Work to Be Resumed on Monday. Eight Hours Bank to Bank. Abolition Double Shift. Increased Price of Coal if Needed
The coal strike has been settled, and work will be resumed on Monday. The miners have secured their demand…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Trade in Scope of Munitions Act. Complicated and Dangerous Dispute
The Government's control of the South Wales coal mines ends a complicated and dangerous dispute. Incidentally, it brings the coal trade within the scope of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coal Strike. The Strike Ended. Judge Edmunds Grants Man's Demands Work to be Resumed on Monday. Sydney, Thursday, 4 p.m
The coal strike has been ended. Mr Justice Edmunds has granted the men "eight hours, bank to bank." Work will be resumed on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Wales Coal. the Miners' Wages. Increase Still Demanded. LONDON
A resolution has been adopted by the South Wales Miners Federation again demanding a 15 per cent, advance in wages, and protesting against…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Strike Ends. Eight Hours Granted. Sydney
The coal strike has ended. Mr Justice Edmunds, chairman of the special tribunal appointed to deal with the trouble, to-day decided in favor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Trouble. Train Services Further Affected. Resort to Motor Cars
The wheels of trade and all travelling arrangements continue to be severely affected by the scarcity of coal, which has literally paralysed many industries…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coal Settlement. Stocks Lying at Grass. No Longer Under Embargo. Sydney
In the tribunal presided over by Mr. Justice Edmunds, discussion of details connected with the resumption of work in the collieries was continued to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Wales Coal Crisis Miners Conceded Advance
The Government has granted the claim of the South Wales coal miners for an advance for 15 per cent, in wages…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Settled Coal Strike Terms of Peace Submitted to Miners Lodges
A circular has been sent out by the secretary of the Coal and Shale Employes' Federation to the various coal mines lodges setting out the terms upon which…
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