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TROUBLE JBREWING COMMONWEALTH LINE SALE KYLSANT VESSELS “BLACK” [„i!ed P- A. — B P Telegraph — Copyright.) Seed. noon. LONDON, Monday. Lord Kylsant to-day paid the first nstalment under his contract for the lurchase of the Commonwealth Shipping LineMELBOURNE, Monday. file Maritime Transport Unions an■■ounce that if the sale of the Commonwealth Line ships is confirmed ney will declare ‘ black" all Lord Kylsant's vessels which visit Austra'3ftie principal line controlled by the Kylsant interests is the White Star, and the effect of the unions’ decision *ill be that immediately the sale of die Commonwealth Line ships is announced in the House of Representa ijves to-morrow the members of all the waterside unions will be expected to refuse work on all these ships. A remarkable feature of the position is that the Commonwealth Line itself will not be declared “bla-ck,” although purchased by Lord Kylsant, while Australian crews are employed at Australian rates and tinder Australian conditions.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 337, 24 April 1928, Page 15
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156LATE CITY Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 337, 24 April 1928, Page 15
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