BRICKS AND BOTTLES.
FLY IN STRIKE CLASH
VOLUNTEERS ATTACKED
BRISBANE, Jan. 9. Tho first disturbance arising out of tho river craft strike took place between strikers and volunteers at the Brisbane Tug Company’s wharf yesterday afternoon. Tho timely arrival of tho polico prevented an ugly situation. Tho first stage of tho disturbance took place on tho roadway leading to the wharf, where the excursion steamer Doomba was berthed. This was between two men. Shortly afterwards a number of men, armed with stones and bottles, invaded tho wharf and attacked members of the volunteer crew. After many blows had been exchanged, bricks and bottles were hurled through tho air. A motor car, which had brought Captain Johnson, of the Brisbane Tug Company, to tho vessel, was the target for many bottles. The volunteers, although outnumbered, bravely stood their ground, but were in a serious plight when tho police reached the scene and the strikers withdrew. One volunteer, ' Edwin Goodwin, employed as a steward by the company, was badly mauled. A strike council has been formed to deal with the strike. It is feared in some circles that the whole railway servico may become affected by tho dispute.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 45, 22 January 1926, Page 10
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