THE SYDNEY STRIKE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8796, 25 April 1907, Page 2

THE SYDNEY STRIKE.

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Sydney, April 24.

The situation in connection with tho strike is practically unchanged so far as Sydney is concerned. Picketing is systematically carried out. There arc Large numbers of police in the vicinity of the Employers' Bureau," and ships aro loading with free labor. Everything is orderly. The strikers express themseluos very confident. An important development has occurred at Newcastle, where delegates from the Sydney Union addressed a meeting ot local trimmers, with the result that they decided not to trim any vessels at Newcastle which usually coal at Sydney.

Another effect oi the strike has been the stoppage of work in several southern collieries.

Sydney, April 25

While the Newcastle lumpers were attending tho Sydney delegates' meeting the work of coaling on all f.kipy was stopped for two hours. The delegates intend to interview the Colliery Employes' Federation and try to secure their support for the strikers.