LABOUR TROUBLES.
QUEENSLAND AFFAIRS. EFFECT OF THE SHEARING DIFFICULTY. Bkisbane, April 17. The shearers have established a reign of terror in the Barcaldine district. The unionists are firing woolsheds, waggons, huts and grass and capturing tree shearers in all directions. The people are maddened, and threaten to take the law m their own bands. April 18. The insurance companies, in the fact of recent events, are refusing to accept risks on pastoral properties in Queensland, and are also considering the advisableness of refunding the premiums paid for insuring these properties and declaring the policies off. A band of unionists rushed Coreena station and induced a number of five labourers to leave. Matters became so serious that the Riot Act was read and the military charged the mob with fixed bayonets. Several arrests were made.
London. April 17. The Labor Commission is expected to open its sittings on Wednesday.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3789, 20 April 1891, Page 2
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148LABOUR TROUBLES. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3789, 20 April 1891, Page 2
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