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LABOUR BUREAU. TO BE ABOLISHED. (Australian Press Association.) (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 24. The Assistant Minister of Labour, Mr Ely, intends to abolish the Labour Bureau and institute a system whereby union® will supply labour to employers. Mr Ely said he was one of those optimists who considered 1 the present depression was primarily a mental one. He looked forward to the early termination of dole system. ’ * ■■' DISASTROUS FIRE. TIMBER. MILL BLAZE. HOBART, December 24. A disastrous- sequel to the destruction of the Westb'ury Timber Mills some weeks ago occurred at Westbury this morning when six hundred huge stocks of dressed timber, valued at £33,000 were destroyed by fire. The outbreak is believed to he a result of incendiarism. Fanned by a breeze, the blaze at one period covered an area of several acres. Groups of men refused employment and money by refusing to assist those fighting the fire.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 December 1930, Page 6
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