BUTCHERS ON STRIKE.
. ' —— -+- —-—, MEAT FAMINE IN SYDNEY. SEVERAL SHOPS CLOSE DOWN , FOUR HUNDRED MEN OUT. fir Tel«Krai)h-Pr«Ofl Afleoolatlon-Ooryrieht ; (Rec. February 9, 9.10 p.m.) ■ ■ . Sydney, February 9. Householders in the city and suburbs < had a short supply of meat to-day; > Employees in most of the butcliers , and small goods' shops failed to turn to, '. demanding a forty-eight hour week and ~ an increase'of 10s. weekly. ; In a few cases the demands were con- , ceded, tho other butchers making shift i with tho assistance of members of the ■ family. .'•.-. i Tho unusual sight was witnessed of ■ girls and women carving joints. PROSECUTIONS TO FOLLOW: BREACH OF ACT ALLEGED. (Rec. February 9, 9.10 p.m.) Sydney, February 9. , : Altogether, 400 butchers, including the carters, are "out," an 3 some of tho city shops are closed. , . ■ . The secretary of tho.Master Butchers' Association claims that tie men have committed a deliberate breach, of the Industrial Act. All are to bo,prosecuted.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1980, 10 February 1914, Page 7
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153BUTCHERS ON STRIKE. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1980, 10 February 1914, Page 7
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