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Indemnity Payments Extortion Under Senate Scrutiny
A Senate committee led by Senator Wright found acts of conspiracy extortion and intimidation by unions linked to indemnity payments. The report denounced using maritime bodies to halt ships and demand money, urging tax and legal changes while citing holds ups and stand by payments totaling thousands of pounds between 1954 and 1968.
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Wright
Lib
Tas
Senate
Maritime ‘Transport Council
Ithe
Seamen's Union
Seamen's Union Progress Fund
Emergency Fund
Maritime Unions
Ers
Australia
Maritime Transport Council
Lunions