Two hundred unemployed men at Finchly, who were in a starving condition, were selected to commence work on the construction of a reservoir at Hampstead. They were offered sixpence halfpenny per hour, but demanded sevenpence This was not conceded, whereupon the men walked off.
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Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 17 August 1906, Page 3
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44Untitled Waipukurau Press, Volume I, 17 August 1906, Page 3
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