DECISION OF SYDNEY CONFERENCE.
BOYCOTT OF ALL NEW ZEALAND CARGO.
AUSTRALIAN COASTAL FLEET NOT AFFECTED.
JTEWCASTLE MINERS NEUTRAL.
(Received December 2nd, 10.40 p.m.) . ' SYDNEY, December 2. The Iron Trades Federation has decided to decline to touch boats to and from New Zealand. This applies t<) all affiliated onions, sticli as blacksmiths, ironworkers,, and engineers. A mass meeting of wharf labourers, Mr Hughes presiding, decided by a ten to one majority, to continue to boycott cargo to and from New Zealand. Tho New Zealand Labour delegates approved of this resolution. Other cargo will be worked, which means that tie Union Company's and the Huddart, Parker Co.'s boats will not bo boycotted. This decision embodies the policy framed by the big unionist conference at to-day's meeting. It was rumoured in .Newcastle to-day that if the Union Company's boats continued to coal there the miners would etrike. but as far as is ascertainable, the miners &t present do not intend to participate in tho dispute.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14839, 3 December 1913, Page 9
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162DECISION OF SYDNEY CONFERENCE. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14839, 3 December 1913, Page 9
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