ðɪ ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz ʌvðə tˈaʊn wɜː kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ bˈɪɾɚɹ ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl dɪspjˈuːts ænd stɹˈaɪks ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
The early years of the town were characterised by bitter industrial disputes and strikes in 1892, 1909 and 1919.