N.S.W. GOAL STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2693, 24 December 1909, Page 5

N.S.W. GOAL STRIKE.

CABLE NEWS.

SOUTHERN MINERS STILL OUT.

Mnitku l’b«BN Association—Copyright SYDNEY, Dec. 22.

The wharf laborers ceased to work the German mail steamer and a freight steamer because the former was bunkering alleged non-union coal. The crews replaced the strikers. Hopes of a settlement in regard to the southern . mines have been abandoned till the New Year. The miners’ secretary announced that there would be no further meetings till New Year’s eve.

The coal gas gave out at Bathurst jO days ago. Since then a supply has been obtained from wood, which yielded at the rate of 11,700 feet of 8 candle power gas per ton, a small addition or shale gas bringing it up to 0.0 caudle power.

GAS SUPPLY RESUMED. (Received December 23, 11.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 23. The gas supply at North Sydney has been resumed.

STRIKE LEADERS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

Bowling, Lewis, Brennan, Burns, and Gray have been committed for trial at Newcastle. Bail was granted.

WILD TALK AT ADAMSTOWN

Messrs Brennan and Lewis were among the speakers at an open-air meeting of about 1500 men, women, and children, at Adamstown to-night, i. Mr Peters,, of the advisory committee at Maitland, after advising the men on strike to continue striking, hut to remain on their good benavior, said: “Let us defeat the wicked intentions of the Wade Government. By the way, we are thinking of forming a special patrol from among ourselves at Maitland. The other night somebody threw a lemonade bottle, which did not explode. But by , if they over get the fellows aflame up our way they know more than that, and they will use something that will explode. At the same time, I am sorry the police didn’t catch that fellow. I don’t think they would have found him to*be a miner.” (Applause.) v The speaker next dealt with the question of food supplies in the following words: “If any among.you become in want of food through this strike, first go to our commissariat department. If you can’t get it there, go to the central committee. If you can’t get it there, go to the executive committee, and you .will get it. (Applause.) But if you don’t—well, I am not Peter Bowling, but —-get it. That is straight enough.” (Applause.) Messrs Lewis and Brennan also addressed the meeting. The former said : “I recognise that a strike such as this brings untold misery and want upon thousands of people in the community. But we are fighting for a principle. You know what you want, men. Don’t go back to work till you get it.” (Applause.)

MEAT WORKS CLOSE. The Sydney Meat Preserving Works at Auburn nave closed down. Six hundred hands have-been paid off. A few leading hands are being kept in the works to maintain them in order. But the <• majority will not be employed again until the strike is over. The wages paid at these works amount to about £I3OO a week. “As far as our stock goes,” said Mr A. Gee, junior, last night, “we may be unable to get it away; but otherwise the strike won’t affect it. We do not freeze at Auburn, and our preserved meats will keep for any length of time. But there will probably be no further work done until the strike finishes. The company uses 50 tons of coal a day, and it cannot go on paying fancy prices for it.”