THE BLACKBALL STRIKE.
IH' TELEGRAPH—PRESS 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 the strike at the Blackball Mine. GREYMOUTH, April 13. The Wharf Labourers' Union, at a meeting on Sunday, decided to continue their support to the wives an 3 children of the Blackball strikers. The meeting was addressed by Messrs Rogers and Goldsmith, of Blackball. A meeting of Tynesidfi miners is called for Friday to reconsider their action on Saturday of withdrawing support from the miners at Blackball. One of the strikers, writing to the "Grey Argus," regarding Saturday's meeting at Blackball, stales "that the miners were told before the meeting that they were going to get 30s a week for each man, 10s for a wife, and 5s for each child. The desire to have money without working for it was too strong, and consequently the opportunity for a settlement passes, and we arc going to continue to live on the money of others. The weekly allowance of some of us amounted to £1 5.;."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9065, 14 April 1908, Page 5
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185THE BLACKBALL STRIKE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9065, 14 April 1908, Page 5
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