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ei ectric telegeaph — col'yhigut. {per phess association. 1 PROPOSED LABOUR FEDERATION. Sydney, May 8. Mr P. Hickey addressed a letter to the secretary of the Australian Federation of Labour embodying the motion carried at the recent conference in New Zealand, suggesting an affiliation with the Australian Federation for the purpose of solidifying the labour forces and proposing to cull a conference of nil the unions on July 7th, with the object of deciding a common lino of action politically. Two cases of smaTl-pox are reported, one in the city and one at Goulburn. The stevedoring companies and inter-state shipping firms decided to pass on the cost of the increased wages granted Fo the waterside workers. The Victorian stevedoring company has issued a new schedule, showing an increase of per ton in general cargo. There is a corresponding rise in other clajflee.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 May 1914, Page 4
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143Australian News Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 May 1914, Page 4
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