N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2733, 11 February 1910, Page 5

N.S.W. COAL STRIKE.

CABLE NEWS.

A STRIKE RESULT—MUCH UNEMPLOYMENT.

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The report of the Labor Bureau shows that during January there was a great deal of unemployment in the city owing to the strike. In the country conditions were generally satisfactory. There were over 2500 workless in industrial trades, while many seamen were out of work.

ILLNESS OF MRS. BOWLING. Airs Peter Bowling, wife of the strike leader who was sentenced to 12 months’ hard labor, is seriously ill. Airs. Bowling had naturally been under a severe mental strain during the days preceding her husband’s trial, and when the news of his conviction and sentence reached her she completely collapsed. At first symptoms pointed to brain fever, but fortunately this did not develop, although she was hysterical and delirious, and did not recognise her children, and was, in fact, so ill as to require the services of three doctors.

SOUTHERN MINERS TO TAKE A BALLOT.

(Received February 10, 9.5 p.m.)

The Southern Aliners’ Delegate Board has decided to take a ballot whether work is to lx? resumed on Monday next, pending the decision of the Wages Board. The result of the voting of the various lodge.s will be known on Saturday night.

WAGES BOARD ADJOURNED. The sittings of the Newcastle Wages Board were continued to-day. Mr. Charleton renewed his application for an adjournment, and stated that the miners’ delegates had authorised him to prepare .a case for presentation to the Board in answer to that of the proprietors. He claimed that he wanted an adjournment in order to prepare it, and added that, to show their strong desire for a satisfactory settlement, the Delegate Board had taken the advice given yesterday and appointed five of its number, along with the executive officer, to confer with the proprietors. They were prepared to meet during the afternoon with the view of reducing the claims and paving the way for an settlement. The men wanted to reach a solution of the trouble, and to fix a day for the resumption of work. Mr. Charleton believed that, if the parties once got together, a settlement would be reached in a short time and work would probably be resumed next week. The President of the Wages Board declined the application on the ground that no assurance was given that the men were going to submit their claims on Wednesday. Mr. Charleton thereupon announced that he must retire from the case, and walked out of the Court.

.Later in the day, after hearing evidence in support of the proprietors’ claims, the President reversed his decision, and granted an adjournment till Wednesday.

BOWLING AND OTHER LEADERS FOUND GUILTY—IS MONTHS’ IMPRISONMENT.

Bowling, Brennan, Burns, Lewis, and Gray were found guilty of conspiracy, and were each sentenced to IS months’ imprisonment, Bowling’s sentence being cumulative on the previous one of 12 months.

THE MINERS’ DELEGATE AT TIMARU.

TPer Press Association.! TIMARU, Feb. 10

Mr. McWilliams, delegate from the. New South Wales miners, addressed a meeting here to-night, and received a sympathetic hearing. At the j close of the meeting a motion was passed denouncing the Wade Government, and agreeing to give ail financial help possible to the miners on strike.