N.G. Goldfields Strike
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Letter to the Editor IN your October issue, on page 57, you report that a strike of miners occurred on the Morobe goldfields, New Guinea, between September 7 and 11, and that this strike was caused by New Guinea Goldfields Ltd. informing 15 miners that their wages were to be reduced 1/- per day. This report is not correct.
The facts are that some of the miners at our Golden Ridges mine served an ultimatum on the manager that, unless their wages were increased by 9/- per day, they would cease work. The request was refused, and the miners went on strike.
A conference with the men eventually led to a Letter understanding and the men returned to work a few days later.
I am, etc.,
J. Farram
Sydney Manager.
New Guinea Goldfields Ltd.