SEAMEN’S STRIKE
COLLAPSING IN AUSTRALIA SHIPS MOVING FREELY Sydney, November 16. Five oversea vessels sailed at the week-end, indicating the extent to which the strike is collapsing, following the elections. One result of the collapse is the acute congestion of shipping in Sydney, where many companies have so many ships in port that some will have to wait for berths.— Press Assn. Melbourne, November lb. The strike funds are exhausted and the men are expected to return to work in a few days. Vessels moved freelv at the week-end. Many strikers liave gone to the country to search for employment. —Press Assn. BARRABOOL SAILS FIREMEN LEAVE SHIP, BUT RETURN Brisbane, November 16. The Barrabool left the wharf to proceed to sea, but at the last moment Fourteen firemen sb PF ed b Lat er mocring ropes to the wliaif. Later t“ signified their wilhngness to return, and the vessel sailed.—l resS Assn. ’
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Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 45, 17 November 1925, Page 8
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152SEAMEN’S STRIKE Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 45, 17 November 1925, Page 8
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