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Trouble on the waterfront in Darwin port trade dispute
A Darwin referenced industrial clash pits waterside workers led by NAWU against barge operators led by W.B. Perkins and Company over ASI Act implications. Contested are permanent jobs, transhipment practices, and the impact on small ships, with union and employer representatives presenting to Northern Territory departments.
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Darwin
W.B. Perkins and Company
Watersdorf
Freeport
Con. Tanners
WWE
Me Bran Manning
WWF
Milner
Perkins Company
NAWU
Pat Rye
New Perth Authority
Department i
Fanie Bay
Joe Fisher
Me Fisher Sant
Mel Porre
Fluih
Morning Hag