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Australian Unionism GAGE OF BATTLE Abolition of the States By Telegraph—Preu Auoeiatkm—Copyright. (Rec. March 15, 5.5 pm.) Sydney, March 15. A meeting of 200 delegates held at Wagga confirmed the policy of the Riverina leaders advocating the abolition of the State Parliaments and the substitution of provincial councils with wide local governing powers under one Australian Parliament. Mr. Charles Hardy, leader of the movement, said the proposed provinces would have sovereign rights within their own borders and each would be responsible for its own development free from outside interference. The Federal basic wage principle would be supported, but they would Insist on the provinces having the right to make their own industrial awards. “We are throwing down the gage of battle to industrial unionism,” declared Mr. Hardy, “not because we oppose unionism, but it can be a menace or a benefit. To-day it is a definite menace.” Each province would possess c constitution unalterable except by the will of the people, whose claim above all was a right of self-determination of their own affairs.
Police officers watched the proceedings and took official shorthand noteof the speeches.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 145, 16 March 1931, Page 9
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188DEFINITE MENACE Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 145, 16 March 1931, Page 9
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