N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2705, 8 January 1910, Page 5

N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

MR. HUGHES GIVES SOUND

ADVICE

United Piikbs Association —Copyright. SYDNEY, Jan. 6.

Mr Hughes is following on the heels of Mr. Bowling, addressing the Southern miners. He is having a mixed reception with strong opposition at some meetings. Mr. Hughes strongly reiterated’ his opposition to a strike in the South and opposition to a general strike. The Southerners had come out in support of the Northern men. If they insisted not to go back till their grievances were redressed so that all would go back together, they would have to wait till the day of judgment.

The Broken Hill Block Ten Mine closes on Saturday owing to the shortage of coal, throwing 500 men idle and making, with those thrown idle at the closing of the Southern mine a total of 1500.

SYDNEY, Jan, 7. Judge Rodgers hears the charges against Bowling and others.

THE MARAMA DELAYED. (Received January 8, 1.6 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 7. The work of loading the Manama was delayed for four hours this morning owing to the wharf laborers being under the impression that the bunker coal, obtained at Newcastle, was nonunion. After explanation by the union officials, work started and proceeded smoothly. ASSISTANCE FROM WELLINGTON WHARF LABORERS. [Pick Pkeps Association.! WELLINGTON, Jan. 7. At a meeting of the Wellington Wharf Laborers’ Union to-night a motion was' proposed that £2OO be voted to the Newcastle coal strikers’ fund. Objection was taken to one-fourth of the Union’s funds being given for this puroose, and the vote was reduced to £IOO, in addition to £lO per week being granted as long as the men are out on strike'.