QUEENSLAND RAILWAYS
A TOTAL CLOSING.
(Australian and N.Z. Cable. Association.) BRISBANE, September 2. The Commissioner of Railways has issued instructions stating that as it has become impossible to continue operating the railways on the present basis, there is no option but to close down entirely for a short time. It is necessary, therefore, to dispense with the services of all employees from noon on Saturday. Employees desiring re-employment are invited to apply immediately. They will be required to sign an undertaking binding themselves to obey the rules and. regulations such as existed before the trouble arose.
The General Secretary of the Australian. Railways Union has issued a manifesto appealing \to all unionists for their support. N.S. WALES TAKES ACTION. SYDNEY, September 1. Following on the receipt of advices from Queensland that the Queensland railways would cease work on Saturday, in sympathy with the dismissed railway workers, the New South Wales Railway Commissioners have decided that, from this afternoon, the departure of all trains to Queensland shall be cancelled until further notice. Unless the dispute is settled with in the next few days, the trouble is expected to extend to the whole of the Commonwealth.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 2 September 1927, Page 7
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