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Shipowners Paid Unions 35,000 Indemnity Claimed
Sydney witnesses told a Senate select committee shipowners paid more than 35,000 pounds in indemnity to maritime unions to allow non Australian crews aboard ships sold overseas. Crilly and Rogers testified nine payments totaling about 39,000 pounds were made by Maritime Transport Council amid industrial pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Senate Select Committee
John Manners and Co
George Peter Crilly
Banks Bros. and Street
Norman Ronald Rogers
State Parliament House
Nto
Melbourne
Senate
A.S.P
Seaman's Union
Elliott
Maritime Union Council
J. A.tudehope
A.C.T.U
Monk
Crilly
Grily
Lady Isobel
Newcastle
Milano
Hongkong
Crily
Maritime ‘Transport Council
Isobel
AG/TU
Wright
Lib
Tas
Rona
Caldare
Coolebah
Ulooloo