CLOSING OF LITHGOW WORKS.
CABLE NEWS.
United Press Association—Hy Klectric Telegraph Copyright-
TOWN SERIOUSLY AFFECTED.
Received July 10, 9.38 a.m. SYDNEY. July 10
The closing of the Lithgow works was the outcome of a ballot of the employees, who, by a considerable majority, decided against the proposed reduction in wages. The result will seriously affect the town of Lithgow.
The Lithgow ironworks were closed down on Thursday night, throwing 500 men idle.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9136, 11 July 1908, Page 5
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72CLOSING OF LITHGOW WORKS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9136, 11 July 1908, Page 5
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