AUSTRALIA
(By Cable—Press A^n.—Copyright.) ■-■ BACON FACTORY FIRE. MELBOURNE, December 4. A fire at the ham and* bacon factory of J. C. Hutton, at Preston, destroyed a large packing room, and also the contents. The loss is estimated at £50,000. UNDERWORLD FEUDS; SYDNEY, December 5. The police,. yesterday, arrested James Devine on, a charge of shooting Bernard Dalton. Devine was recently acquitted of the murder of Gunman Gaffney, who was shot during a gang raid at Devine’s home at Maroubra. ROWDY PARLIAMENTARIANS. SYDNEY, December 5. Riotous scenes continue in the Legislative Assembly, pandemonium reigned last night when Mr Lang, leader ,of . the Opposition, refused to apologise ■ " for a remark to Mr Thorby, Minister of Agriculture, and was forced to leave the chamber. . : BASIC WAGE. SYDNEY, December 5. The State Government’s basic wage decision was announced by the Premier in the Assembly., Mr. Bavin said it was proposed to adopt the standard of ait average family of a man, wife and one child. He anticipated that the basic wage’would be fixed at £4 3s 6d, with an allowance of five shillings for each child, after the first.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 5 December 1929, Page 7
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