AUSTRALIAN WORKERS

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2506, 20 March 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN WORKERS

CLASH WITH TASMANIANS TROUBLE ON THE WHARF (Anst. and N.Z. Cable) (Received March 20. 1.130 a.m.) Hobart, March 20. Visiting waterside workers from the mainland who had been working in the orchards during; the fruit season attempted to dislodge the local wharf workers from loading operations on the motor ship Port Fremantle and threatened unless they were put on to replace the local men thev would throw the stevedore into the harbour.

They went on the ship defied the chief officer’s order to leave and the situation looked ugly as the Tasmanian gang af work refused t° *top 'until at last, they were told to do so by their own union official and on his advice the invaders left the vessel.

Thev were not allowed to work her, another gang of local men being put on to finish the loading. Resentment is felt amongst the waterfront men at the visitors’ efforts to deprive them- of employment in the busy season' and feeling runs high over what, is described as an attempt at mob rule.