QUEENSLAND STRIKE
MEN NEARING END OF v RESOURCES \ (Rec. 12?5) BRISBANE, This Day. Evidence from all over Queensland suggests that the 'railway strikers are nearing the end of their financial resources. The strike, which was originally expected to last a fortnight, has now dragged on for 48 days; and the families of 20,000 railwaymen are reported to be without proper food. Strike pay, which began at £2 to £1 10s a week, has now been reduced to £l. According to social workers, appalling misery exists in many homes, and thousands of children are living on nothing more than bread d¥id jam.’
The strikers are not eligible for the Government’s relief, and have lost a total of £520,000 In wages since the strike began.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 68, Issue 137, 22 March 1948, Page 3
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