THE MINER'S STRIKE.
Melbourne, August 28. The building trade is seriously affected by the miner's strike. Bricks advanced six shillings per 1000, and many contractors will be ruined if | compelled to complete their engage- ' merits at increased prices. Every day vessels are being laid up, and crews paid off. The strike is affecting foundries, the proprietors of which are discharging many hands. The Queensland coal supply advanced to 29/. Adelaide, August 28. The majority of Trades Unions are against the action taken by the Newcastle miners, and the question of forwarding funds to their assistance has not yet been settled. Newcastle, August 29. The miners on strike are making efforts to induce the southern men also to go out. A number of those who went out on strike here have accepted work in the coal mines in Tasmania and Queensland. Sydney, August 30. The Hon. J. N. Brunker, Minister of Lands, is mediating in the colliery dispute, and it is stated there is a possibility of a settlement of the difficulty. The miners of Newcastle have issued a manifesto to their fellow workmen, and the public of Australasia, appealing for aid in the present struggle with the coal owners. The Maratime Labour Council has objected to the miners abandoning negotiations with their masters, but they promised them support in the strike.
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Northern Advocate, 1 September 1888, Page 3
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