Australian Strikes.
Great crowds surrounded the office of the Proprietary mine at Broken Hill early on Thursday morning, when work wag to be resumed.
The men and women were armed with sticks and stones, and: several assaults' were • committed ? on -those passing into the mines.
Fifteen troopers, however, armed with sabres and revolvers, and 50 foot police, with fixed tayonents, had a deterrent effect, and after their appearance matters became much more quiet.
The Proprietory mine began operations with 122 men, and other mines secured from eight to' 33 hands apiece,
Matters are quiet, and no further trouble is expected. The men who have been taken on will live in the mines, and the Government is ready to send farther assistance if necessary.
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Manawatu Herald, 27 August 1892, Page 2
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123Australian Strikes. Manawatu Herald, 27 August 1892, Page 2
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