RAIN DELAYS WORK AT WHARVES
Received Fridav, 7 p.m. SYDXEY, April 18. The continuous rain, cotnbihed with industrial disputes, has immobilised j fortyftve ships in Mydney harbour over I Easter. ^rost vessels are overserts freighters and many have high prioritv cargoes of flour, meat and other food for distressed countries and urgently needed coal for Victoria and South Australia. Yesterday men otfered freeJy for work as exp.ected, but heavv rain cancelled the work. -There will be no call for labour today and prospect?, when calls are made tomorrow, are not con sidered bright. For tnanV weeks now waterside workers have disregard ed the Saturday call. The prioritv cominittee has decided that 19 urgent ships should be worked over tlie holidays. Mhipping authorities are resigned to the probability that no labour can be obtaiued for th'e majoritv of these anu that the ships will stay immobilised until Tuesday.
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 April 1946, Page 5
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