It appears they do work (Julia v1.1.1)
julia> matrix=Any[1 1;1 2]
2×2 Array{Any,2}:
1 1
1 2
julia> matrix - matrix
2×2 Array{Int64,2}:
0 0
0 0
It appears they do work (Julia v1.1.1)
julia> matrix=Any[1 1;1 2]
2×2 Array{Any,2}:
1 1
1 2
julia> matrix - matrix
2×2 Array{Int64,2}:
0 0
0 0