THE LABOURITE.
IN MUNICIPAL POLITICS. *V ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, January 29. The country and suburban municipal and shire election returns to hand show that labour has not gained the number of victories expected. The Labour Conference negatived motions providing for compulsory voting, voting machines, and the reduction of members of Parliament. Melbourne, January 29. The whaj-f labourers working'on the steamers Marloo and Arawatta struck work, demanding 4d an hour excess for handling cement and .superphosphate. The company granted the extra pay, but refused to include in the agreement other wharf labourers who joined in the strike. All excepting the timber vessels are now idle.
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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 1403, 30 January 1911, Page 4
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