“A HUGE JOKE.”
SALE OF BLACKBALL STRIKERS’ GOODS. BAILIFF AS AUCTIONEER. Press Association.) GREYMOUTH, June 9. There .was a good deal of excitement in .Blackball to-day when the bailiff, acting under instructions, submitted to auction the goods seized under a distress warrant for the payment of the £75 fine inflicted on the Blackball strikers by flic Arbitration Court. The miners refused to work, and observed tile day as a holiday. At the time appointed for the sale there was a large attendance at the hall to watch the .proceedings. The articles submitted were three bicycles, three sewing machines, a duchess chest, and other furniture. The hail- j iff asked for bids., exhibiting tbe goods to the best advantage, but buyers were scarce. The whole matter was treated as a huge joke, and eventually the lot was knocked down for twelve shillings and sixpence.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GIST19080610.2.29
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2213, 10 June 1908, Page 2
Word Count
143“A HUGE JOKE.” Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2213, 10 June 1908, Page 2
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in