LABOUR STRUGGLES.
[Br Electric Telegraph -Cor trwht.] (Per Press Association ) London, July 18. In connection with the dispute in the coal trade, the colliery owners insist that foreign competition necessitates the miners conceding a a portion of the advances of 40 per cent obtained since 1889. Tho coal porters, sailors, and firemen will assist the miners if they decide on a strike. Sydney, July 19. It is estimated that there arc 800 miners unemployed in Newcastle The now Lambton Colliery shut down yesterday.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11848, 22 July 1893, Page 1
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83LABOUR STRUGGLES. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11848, 22 July 1893, Page 1
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