THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9121, 14 April 1908, Page 4

THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.

Tress Association. Wellington, April 13. Mr Pritchard, Delegate of the Blackball Miners’ Union, left tonight for Christchurch to see Mr G. G. Stead in connection with th» strike at the Blackball mine.

Greymonth, April 13. The Wharf Labourers’ Union,, at a meeting on Sunday, decided to continue their support to the wives am} children of the Blackball strikers. The masting was addressed bjnMessrg Rogers and Goldsmith, of Blackball. A meeting of the Tyneside miners is called for Friday to reconsider their action on Saturday in withdrawing support from the miners at Blackball.

One of the strikers, writing to the Grey Argus regarding Saturday’s meeting at Blackball, states *thafc “the miners were told before the meeting that they were going to get 80s a week for each man, 10s for the wife, and 5s for each child. Thede. sire to have money without working was too strong, and consequently the opportunity for a settlement passes, and we are going to continue to live on the money of others. The meeting passed off nicely, and we all returned later and received onr weekly allowance —some of us to the tune of £4 os.”