THE HOBSON'S -BAY
CRISIS REACHED. SHIP OFFICERS’ FIRM STAND. , Frees Association—By Tclegrcnh—Copyright. Australian and N.2. Pi'ess Association. , SYDNEY, April 28. (Received April 28, at 11.30 a.in.) The Hobson’s Bay dispute has reached a Irene!. When the chief officer selected fifteen deck hands, who woro not included in the union’s ballot, Mr Johnson, assistant secretary of the. Seamen s Union, accompanied by forty-five men selected b} r the union, approached the. signing on table and prevented each one of the fit teen from signing. The ship’s officers thereupon ordered Johnson from the ship. The latter, in appealing to ibe forty-five, men, said ; “ This is the first lime that an official of the union has been ordered from a ship. I am going. You may follow.” All the men then left.' A full complement of cooks, bakers, and stewards signed on, but no deck hands or firemen signed. It is anticipated in consequence of the trouble that tho vessel will not sail on time.
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Evening Star, Issue 17955, 28 April 1922, Page 6
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162THE HOBSON'S -BAY Evening Star, Issue 17955, 28 April 1922, Page 6
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