LET'S ALL GO SHEARING
ARISTOCRATS OF THE COMB. THE GOLDEN FLEECE. ALL HANDS WANT MORE. (By Cable.—rress Association.—Copyrights (Received 2.30 p.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Under the new shearing log submitted by the Australian Workers' Union to the Federal Arbitration Court, to replace the award which expired at the end of last year, a rate of £3 per 100 for flock sheep, without keep, is claimed, but if the shearer earns "less than £9 10/ with keep, the employer must make up the deficiency. If keep is found the minimum £8 is claimed, while for shed hands and general usefuls £6 to £7 with keep is demanded. For cooks 10/ weekly with keep for every man cooked for, or a minimum of £S weekly, is claimed, which will cover all States except Queensland. The case will be heard on March 15. Meantime old rates continue.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 9, 12 January 1926, Page 5
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