One miner was killed and many were injured on both sides in riots at Rothbury Colliery when strikers launched an attack at the pitmouth. They were driven back by batons and revolvers. A breakdown gang is here seen repairing the railway which the miners damaged.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18959, 4 January 1930, Page 24 (Supplement)
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45One miner was killed and many were injured on both sides in riots at Rothbury Colliery when strikers launched an attack at the pitmouth. They were driven back by batons and revolvers. A breakdown gang is here seen repairing the railway which the miners damaged. Star (Christchurch), Issue 18959, 4 January 1930, Page 24 (Supplement)
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