IMMIGRANTS NOT AT ALL HAPPY
CANBERRA, Jan. 14. British builder immigrants who began work in Canberra yesterday, are apparently quickly learning the Australian way of life. Last night they held a meeting to discuss grievances about camp conditions, shortage of tobacco and the abserice of a wet canteen. Most of the men are employed on Government houses scattered in brickyards. A minority who are throughout Canberra and some are hcused in an uncompleted section of the camp say bitterly that their living conditions are too reminiscent of army days. Others object to having to keep their own cutlery and wash it after meals. The majority appear satisfied with the work. During the first day some bricklayers found they could not keep pace with the Australians because they were out c-f practice, and the carpenters had trouble in handling Australian hardwoods. - Government officials are considering the men's complaints, most of which they consider arise from cii"cumstances which are unavoidable in the early stages of such an experimental project.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5302, 15 January 1947, Page 5
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