Abattoir workers strike to attend court hearing
ABATTOIR employees and union officials converged on the court as their dispute over three weeks’ leave and ten per cent wage margins tangled with jurisdiction disputes. Attorneys for the Meat and Allied Trades Federation and others argued over references to higher courts while the strikers paused work to observe developments. The hearing was adjourned to 10.30 am with strikers resuming work later.
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F. Hall
Employers’ Oraisation
Meat and Alfied Trades Federation
Findlay
Mr. Findlay
Commission
Justice Ashburner
Findley
D. B. Milne
Federation
A.C.T
High Court
Milne
Lava Flows From Etna Threaten Linguaglossa Forest
Etna eruption sends a column of thick black smoke and sand toward Linguaglossa as lava snakes down toward the pine forest above the town. The activity was reported from Catania with Italian authorities monitoring the lava flow and potential impacts on nearby areas.
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Catania
Sicily
P.-Reuter
Etna
Lingua-glossa
Treasury reports £81 million TB drive since 1948
The Commonwealth Government has spent over £81 million on its national anti tuberculosis campaign since 1948. In the five months to May this year £36,400 was used for TB diagnosis and control facilities in New South Wales. Major items include £14,432 for the thoracic block at St Vincent’s Hospital, £8,500 for mobile X-ray gear, and £5,000 for a chest survey unit at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.
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Wade
Commonwealth
N.S.W
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sydney
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Eight Hour Salvage After Leaking Boat Voyage
Salvage expert George Stewart recounted an eight hour ordeal in driving rain and 60 mph winds as he and two crewmen chased the stranded Sea Mist off Cape Leschea ult to Fremantle. They towed 32ft crayboat, faced a gale, lost compass and supplies, but reached Fremantle harbor exhausted but safe.
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Quinn's Rock
Perth
George Stewart
Victoria Park
Stewart
Cape Lescheault
Fremantle
Andy Ardross
East Perth
Trevor Johnson
Dongara
Michael Taylor
Mr. Stewart
Fremantle Harbour
Bracelet Theft At Piccadilly Jewellers
A well dressed man with an Australian accent entered a Piccadilly jewellery shop and stolen a £1000 diamond bracelet from the window display before exiting, according to the Evening News.
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London
Piccadilly
Evening News
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Ted
Lay, Lion
G. Pryke
J. B. Young
Empore Association
J. Findlay
Pryke
T.E. Drive
Vale London
A.A. P.reuter
Queensland University
Sotheby's
Dionysus
B.C
Southern Health
Food Centre
Bougainville Street
Manuka
Terry O'Sullivan
Lansborough ST
Griffith
Canberra
V. J. Gilles
Bougainville St
Country Club
Onkaparinga Products
Pelace
Viyella
Selby
Hanro
John Brown
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