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(Per Press Association. —Copyright.) (by submarine cable.) SYDNEY, Yesterday. The miners at Broken Hill propose to ask for an increase of wages. It is stated that, foreseeing the impossibility of avoiding being locked out, the men have decided to strike, so that instead of providing large Bums every week to assist other strikers, they may themselves become entitled to strike pay. All the Broken Hill silver mines, will be shut down on Wednesday, thus throwing or of work nearly 4000 miners. Official returns show that there are 319,000 bona fide working men in the colony. 40,000 of whom are members of unions, and 9000 are on strike. MELBOURNE, Yesterday. The Trades Hall comm ttee state that their credit balance on assets is £44,000. The Premier, Mr Gillies, in reply to Mr Playford, Premier of South Australia, thinks it undesirable to take any action for the purpose of discussing the formation of conciliation boards during tbe present contention. When the dispute is settled then will be the time to discuss the matter calmly. A considerable quantity ,of cargo has been put on board the Union Company a steamer Monowai, and as it is understood that a free labor crew has been engaged, it is probable that the vessel will leave for New Zealand to-morrow. The Trades Hall has received a cable message from London stating that firm assistance would be rendered by the unionists at Home.
(Received September 4, 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, This day.
Strike pay has been issued to the marine officers. The ’majority of the members state they can stand until tbe termination of the strike without assistance. A thousand special constables are now enrolled. Troops are doing vidette duty in tbe most dangerous localities. The Mayor has now bad an interview with both sides, but the result has not been allowed to transpire. The Government consider the Conciliation Bills and similar measures more mischievous than beneficial. Meantime, they
do Dot intend to support the means suggested for conciliation, as they consider legislation is not required so much as the maintenance of law and order. They have sent a reply to Mr Playford, Premier of South Australia, to this effect.
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Waipawa Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 2502, 6 September 1890, Page 3
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