Shearing Troubles
A party of Unionists fired a volley at the Dagworth woolshed, and a number of men, who were watching the building, returned their fire. Under cover of the shooting, the Unionists managed to set fire to the shed, but the flames were extinj gnished. The dead body of a Unionist was afterwards found. It is supposed that he had been shot during the fusillade.
It is officially aririoiinced thai; tile shearer:; a 1 re breaking lip their cariips; With the object of carrying dri tHe &s)* 68 fefilWiy aiffefent lines. Mattel 3 in the N.S. Wales shearing districts are quieter, and work is progressing steadily. The Unionists have burned the Dagworth sbedj and it is believed tile saiile gang its fired d'thei sheas is connected with the outrage. — Press Association.
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Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1894, Page 2
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132Shearing Troubles Manawatu Herald, 6 September 1894, Page 2
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