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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
2
Mr Jock McMahon of the Building Workers' Industrial Union is pictured with R J Hawke chief industrial officer of the ACTU after Hawke arrived in Canberra yesterday for meetings on union matters.
In arbitration the Plasterers Federation challenged the Australian Workers Union control of plastering work. The federation argued the work belongs to plasterers and would yield higher rates. The AWU contended the work is covered elsewhere. Commissioner Findlay ruled employees were entitled to plasterers terms and conditions.
Two Australian warships Parramatta and Warra accompany the carrier Yorktown in the SEATO Sea Serpent drill in the South China Sea. The ships form a screen force to honor the Coral Sea fight two years ago with Yorktown named after the famed WWII carrier.
John Button, 19, a bricklayer from Subiaco, was sentenced to 10 years with hard labor for the manslaughter of his girlfriend Annemary Anderson, 17, who died after Button's car struck her in Shenton Park on February 10. The jury found him guilty after a six day trial. The judge said Button deliberately drove at high speed to corner the girl, causing the fatal injuries.
Arbitration Commission chair G A Findlay warned unions to back to work after a carpenter was dismissed from the Australian National University Pacific Studies building. About 40 men walked off, threatening 300 Clements Langford employees. The dispute followed similar delays at the Canberra Story exhibition site and Monaro Mall. Findlay said he would vary awards if needed to keep projects open.
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