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ON AUCTION BLOCK.

UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATE. THOUSANDS IDLE. SYDNEY, July 11. The problem of what to do wi%,the unemployed,, who, number thpjisands in Sidney; has worried the J3pyernment of New v South. Wales .to such extent in .the past month that; they recently :madeva ; grant Of £loop ,to the Salvation Army, to assist them to ] give free meals to unemployed forced to sleep in the Domain. Under., further pressure from the Press, the iGovernment has , now decided to open 'up several stretches of road at a cost of £50,000, in an effort to make ment for those who cannot find a job., /A few weeks ago the Labour Council sentt the following cable to the British Prime Minister; ‘‘Mass meetr ing unemployed decided to cable 1 you to furnish funds. Thousands of British migrants are destitute in this city. There is no local help, and the position is desperate." The Premier has denied the correctness of the figures. But the unemployed problem, which is really of local interest only, has produced some 'remarkable gatherings, not the least unique being one held in Macquarie Place, Sydney, last Tuesday, and advertised by the following poster: Auction of Unemployed “A fine body of unemployed men, some married with families, will be offered for sale near the Stock Excliaiiffeatl2.3op.nl. “Those willing workers, of all occupations, creeds and complexions, need a little fattening only to make them highly efficient as .employees in any capacity. They are honest (one of * the reasons why they are unemployed), law abiding, and some, at any fote, have proved their usefulness defenders of the liberty and other priceless priYilegeS; t yihich. shey ; now enjoy, by volunteering to serve in .-the recent big war. ' ’■ "Potts’ Point residents will .find special attraction among this excellent offering of human beings, numbering 130, who form the first batch of njtany ( . thousands to ; be .offered latter on.” The auction was carried out in all ; j perfousn,ess\by a cfoy?riSpegksr who is , gaining a name for himself as a' professional leader of the unemployed, and it is understood that," indirectly, two men were employed as a result. It: was...certainly a most uniqne. method of drawing attention to the unI employment that undoubtedly Exists I though it is not likely to occur again. « Sir George > Fuller was to deny the existence, of unofoployment, but several ,newspapers investigations in:- the Domain, where ■ numbers of men are forced to sleep out in the. cold all night, and as a result of their campaigns, the Govern- ' ment has taken action.

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Shannon News, 15 August 1924, Page 1

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ON AUCTION BLOCK. Shannon News, 15 August 1924, Page 1

ON AUCTION BLOCK. Shannon News, 15 August 1924, Page 1

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