MINE CLOSED
BOYS REPRIMANDED SEQUEL TO MEN’S PROTEST (B$ Telegraph—Pross Association) AUCKLAND, This Day. Work at Glen Afton mine, near Ilunlly, stopped yesterday and 600 to >7OO men will be deprived of work for 'two days through the miners talking exception (o two hoys being ordered to renort to the manager for failing to work full time.
The men stated that the two boys, who were working on the surface, beeame wet through on Wednesday when attending the sheens, and (hey went homo before their allotted time. On returning to work thoy wore told to report to the manager. The men objected to the boys being reprimanded and derided not to work that day as a protest. The management thereupon declared the mine closed until Monday.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 19 June 1931, Page 5
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126MINE CLOSED Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 19 June 1931, Page 5
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