LIFE OF THE BLACKBALL STRIKERS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 89, 14 April 1908, Page 5

LIFE OF THE BLACKBALL STRIKERS.

PAID FOR LOAFING,

[press association.]

GREYMOUTH, April 14. The -Wharf-labourers' Union has decided to continue support to the wives and children of the Blackball strikers.

A meeting of the Tyneside miners has been called for Friday to reconsider their action on Saturday of withdrawing their support from the miners at Blackball.

"One of the Strikers," writing to the Grey River Argus regarding Saturday's ; meeting at Blackball, states that the miners were told before the meeting that they were go r ing to get 30s per week for each man, ten shillings for his wife, and 5s for each child. The desire to have money without; working was too strong, and " consequently the opportunity for settlement passes, and we are going to continue to f live on the money of others. The meeting passed off nicely, and we all returned later and received our weekly allowance, some of us up to. the" tune of £4 55."