MINES GUARDED
(Press Assn.-
NON-UNIONISTS ARRIYE
-By Telegraph — Copyright)
HUNTLY, Friday. A contingent of 12 non-unionist men, who were engaged at Te Awamutu, arrived to-day, to take up work at the Renown mine. They travelled from Hamilton by motor-bus, secnecy being observed regarding their movements. A squad of police was at the mine in case of trouble. A further party of 20 men, also from the Te Awamutu district, arrived shortly after 9 p.m. by train, their arrival b'eing kept equally secret. The Renown colliery was selected by the companies as the most suitable mine to be worked by non-union-ists. The men are housed in marquees. Stretcher beds have been provided and each marquee accommodates about 20 men. The private railway line leading from the mine to the screens "on the main road to Rotowaro has four tunnels and three long viaduets, all of which are guarded. A large force of police has assembled in Huntly to protect volunteers and mine property in case of emergency. The bridge over the Waikato at Huntly is patrolled every night and the structure has been brilliantly lighted at night hy a series of floodlights.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 270, 9 July 1932, Page 5
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191MINES GUARDED Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 270, 9 July 1932, Page 5
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