Beeby Award Issue Shifts as Watersiders Back Resume
The Beeby award dispute recedes as volunteers rally to support the colony and new Transport Workers Act licensing waterside staff prompts two large Watersiders Federation branches to suspend strikes. Port Melbourne leads by offering to resume under the new award with Brisbane Adelaide and Melbourne branches following. Arbitration Court action sought to restore preference.
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Licensing for Coastline Volunteers Sparks Port Unrest
The Prime Minister announced that 211 wharf labourers in ports must be licensed, a rule not applying to workers under award in Cairns Sydney Newcastle Hobart and other ports. Maritime unions oppose the move while volunteers flood Brisbane Townsville and Melbourne ports amid a widening dispute over labor in the shipping sector.
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Newcastle
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Bruce outlines license plan to secure wharf labor
Canberra September statements note that after Beeby Award repudiation steps will be taken to prevent business disruption. Regulations under the Transport Workers Bill require licensed wharf labor, enforced at ports with volunteers. A deputy navigator will issue licenses, workers lacking licenses face barring, and volunteers will be licensed to ensure harmony on the wharves.
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Emy Port
Maritime Unions in Melbourne Report on Transport Workers Act
Delegates at the Maritime Unions Conference in Melbourne report that new Transport Workers Act regulations overshadow the strike. The system of registration for maritime workers is seen as a major development risking wharf labor and likely lead to arbitration over preference clauses. The conference notes the Act may not legally override the Arbitration Act.
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Maritime unions oppose new Transport Workers Act
Melbourne reports the Maritime Unions conference denounces the Transport Workers Act as a conscription of labor. Delegates vow to mobilize against the act, uniting to resist registration under labor regulations and challenging government policy seen as a waterfront crisis trigger. Labor leaders back the stance.
Labor strife slows Australian port ship loading
Melbourne dispatch reports Seamen's Union branch protests under the Transport Workers Act during a Maritime Unions Conference meeting. Goond men prepare to load sugar while Fremantle and Brisbane positions are uncertain as X forms of volunteer labor and dock rules spark tension.
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Bowen Railway Dismisses Three More Workers
Bowen September 26 three more railwaymen refused duty and were dismissed. Farmers hinder augur yet difficulty in obtaining enough trucks for the mill. Watersiders held a meeting and, by a large majority, voted to resume work with a secret ballot planned for tonight.
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Premier McCormack Clashes With Speaker Over Ruling
Sept 26 in Prishane Parliament a scene erupted as Premier Mr W McCormack challenged the Speaker’s ruling on latitude in remarks about railway construction. He argued the Loan Hill debate misrepresented the issue and warned he would not continue without a resolution. The Speaker adjourned as the dispute ended.
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England's Problems Cabinet Meeting and Personnel
London date Sept 25 reports the first unfettered session after prorogation. Mirkenhead may stay in the Cabinet till the next election, while Lorn Cusherden reviews Geneva talks and the Anglo French naval agreement tensions. Baldwin meets Steel Maitland on unemployment plans including Canada migration and funding for mining-area migrants and a £5 million forest program over ten years.
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Watersiders at Brisbane bar vote and plan mass meeting
A Brisbane waterside meeting repudiates the secret ballot and awaits Friday’s All Ports Conference. Volunteers enlist 1389 workers for the Mildura cargo while plans for a local strike extend to a state wide action.
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Watersiders resume work after overwhelming vote
In Adelaide on September 20 the watersiders voted decisively to return to work, ending a period of disruption with a clear majority. The decision is expected to restore normal operations and resume maritime activity.
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Adelaide Watersiders Strike Frays After Melbourne Desertion
Adelaide September 26 The Trades Hall reports watersiders will end their strike after Melbourne branch workers return to duties under the Heehy Award This desertion is blamed for the £27104 loss affecting about 5000 men The Industrial Disputes Committee will meet tomorrow to review the crisis and licensing acts affecting transport workers negotiations proceed with employers to replace volunteer labour main cause is Melbourne branch betrayal
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Half Measures Delayed Resort to Work by Mackay Water Silers
A mass meeting of watersilers in Mackay today voted to resume work tomorrow if the head office approves. They plan to sail the seat steamer at Pat Top to ford sugar for England but local shipping agents have not been told to employ any labour yet.
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Waterfront Strife in Australia Averts Wider Crisis
Sydney reports praise for volunteers who backed the water awing efforts during a waterfront dispute. The Oversea Shipping Representatives Association chief warns against returning control to a helpless union, noting that continued disruption could trigger renewed conflict and threaten the Commonwealth's economy.
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Townsville Impasse Arafura Not Worked
Townsville on September 2 reports a federation meeting at the Townsville Branch convened to discuss the Arafura berth at the jetty. The vote endorsed last Sunday's decision not to work any vessel handled by ree labor, citing the Drishane case with the Arafura.
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Unionists Missed as Employers Fail to Meet
Late in the afternoon Watersiders' Federation officials said members attended the picking-up point from one to three but no employers appeared. Tomorrow morning the men will return. Officials fear the impasse will worsen, and workers refuse to use the volunteer yard. Over 99 volunteers joined today, bringing total to 500. Several drivers refuse to cart goods to ships after alleged threats, eight rail car windows broken, two men charged in Adelaide Police Court, both fined. Police report little street disorder despite a tense day. A volunteer reportedly fired a revolver at an assailant.
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Watersiders Confirm No Change at Fremantle
Fremantle sep 26 watersiders today affirmed the previous decision not to work under the Beelby Award. The vote was not unanimous with a faction seeking to resume work resisting the decision.
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Stanthorpe Exempt From Farm Workers' Award Ruling
An order of the State Arbitration Court exempts Stanthorpe from the Farm Workers' Award. The decision, led by Justice Webb and others, follows Mr Ferry's report noting growers cannot pay the statutory living wage. The ruling states relief for local growers requires exemption from the Award.
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United States Presses Naval Pact Stance Amid Britain France Talks
President Coolidge and cabinet approve a blunt note signaling the United States will not join a new naval arms pact. The note urges preliminary talks with Britain and France, asserts U S requirements, and notes US readiness to table them publicly before any conference. Also, Congress expected to approve 15 new cruisers and one aircraft carrier bill next session.
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Geneva Debates End with Disarmament Report Adopted
The League of Nations Assembly adopted Benes disarmament report and instructed M. Lawdon to maintain contact with governments. Boncour argued disarmament may fail yet league persists with other tasks while Hungary’s Taneeos and Germany’s Bernstoh abstain. Lampson says Franco British naval accord could allow the Preparatory Committee to resume.
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London Air Test Delays World Speed Record Attempt
Lieutenant Warcy Grieg conducted taxi tests in the new plane on the Solent though weather hindered a night flight. After a lengthy test run the machine showed good response but failed to take off for the world speed record attempt date.
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German airman Von Hayenfeld lands in Karachi after Persian Gulf raid
Huenfeld at Karachi Calcutta Sept 26 reports the German airman Von Hayenfeld heading toward Tokio arriving in Karachi after a night fight across the Persian Gulf.
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Union to Pay Architect in Royal Arch Temple Case
Albert Coles, architect for the Royal Arch Masonic Temple, won £24,000 damages against the Operative Masons Federation and secretary G Hudson in Sydney. The verdict followed a claim that a union circular alleged poor plastering and Coles’s indifference, marking the second trial after an earlier £2,000 award and appeal.
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Royal Arch Masonic
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Canberra War Memorial ceremony postponed for Anzac Day
On Anzac Day in Canberra the laying of the foundation stone for the War Memorial was postponed to Armistice Day to avoid election campaign conflicts. Officials said construction would still begin within the current financial year and would not be delayed.
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Automatic gears set to ease driving at Olympia show
A British firm after five years of experiments has developed an automatic pear gear change for cars. Armstrong Siddeley Motors Ltd tests 50,000 miles on high powered models before exhibition at the Olympia motor show opening October 11. No gear lever. driver uses a pedal and steering wheel indicator. The change promises silent gear shifts.
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London
Armatrong Siddeley Motors Ltd
Brakes Fail and Crash Kill Man and Child Near Ballarat
A level crossing fatality at Bungaree near Ballarat occurs when Emanuel Bernstein 45 and Lambert Allen 4 collide with the Tranquental Express after the car brakes fail to stop sixty one feet from the crossing. Bernstein is dead and Allen is unconscious. Police find only one working rear brake.
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Ballarat
Emanuel Bernstein
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Government to fund modern radiom and deep therapy anti
Canberra report states Prime Minister Bruce announced approval of a 5000 pound offer to Western Australia for a complete modern radiom and deep therapy anti treatment. The state would provide 5000 pounds plus a further 5000 raised by public subscription.
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