THE BLACKBALL STRIKE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 14 April 1908, Page 4

THE BLACKBALL STRIKE

STRIKERS HAVE A GOOD TIME.

NO WORK AND GOOD PAY.

[press association.]

GREYMOUTH, April 14. The Wharf Laborers' tJnion, at a meeting on Sunday, decided to continue, their support to the wives and children of tKe" Blackball strikers. The meeting 3vas addressed by Messrs Rogers and Goldsmith, of Blaokball.

A meeting of^the Tyneside miners is called for Friday to recohsider the action on Saturday of withdrawing suppprt from the miners at Blackball.

One of the strikers, writing to the Grey Argus regarding Saturday's meet- ■ ing at Blackball,, sjates.jhat^the^miners were told .before, the ;meetjn§ Jlmt they were going to geV3os*% 'week* for each man, 10s for his wife, and 5s for each child. The desire tq^ha^tf'nJolß&y without working was too.st«yng,£an'd consequently the opportunity for a settlement passes. "We're going to continue to live on the mbnejp of . others," he said. "The,jnQetmgtfassed off nicely,' :and we returned/latferandsrepiived our weekly allowance,- lom%* of' W ? up to the tune of £4 55." WELLINGTON, April 14. . .Pritchard^a, delegate of the Blackball, Miners' vtJnjpn,, left last night for Chrjstchur.ch r to,see Mr G. G. Stead in connection' with* the strike at the Blackball mine.