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LABOUR TROUBLES

WHARF LABOURERS' STRIKE.

"DECLARED "OFF.'

(Received Last Night, 9.55 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, March 14

The wharf labourers' strike was declared "off' at> late hour; this afternoon, the men's demands having been Conceded. The men declined to work for the remainder of the day, and operations have been suspended until the morning- . The. demands granted were an m r crease in pay from 7s 6d to 8s per day of. eight hours } anfl-an increase of Is to Is 6d per hour for overtime. The men have been restless for an increase since a fortnight ago, when one of their number was killed. Tliey have used this-as an argument of the danger of working, the electric capstans which replace the shunting engines.

BROKEN HILL STRIKE,

A VOTE REVERSED

(Received Last Night-, 9.55 o'clock.)

'SYDNEYMarch li.

All the strikers" and .non-Unionists at Broken Hill, who are engine drivers and firemen, at a meeting decided by a show of hands to adopt drastic measures unless one of. the drivers who was dismissed was re-instated. An amendment in favour of a secret ballot was afterwards carried. ' The. ballot was taken, and resulted- in a reversal of the open'vote.

DISAPPOINTED STRIKERS

(Received Last Night,* 9,!>5' ; 6' r «'loek.)

MELBOURNE, March; 14-.

The implement. strikers are dissatisfied at the in which the Unions are resnnndin" to the aptVMl for financial assiH-arcv Tt is stated that many Unions'have not contributed.

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Bibliographic details
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10189, 15 March 1911, Page 5

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LABOUR TROUBLES Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10189, 15 March 1911, Page 5

LABOUR TROUBLES Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10189, 15 March 1911, Page 5

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