FORTY-FOUR HOUR FIGHT.

Grey River Argus, 14 February 1929, Page 5

FORTY-FOUR HOUR FIGHT.

BY TIMBER WORKERS. Success at Newcastle. WIN AT NEWCASTLE REPORTED (Australian & N.Z. Cable Aasn.) SYDNEY, February 13. It is reported that tli e Newcastle timber workers have resumed, but that it is under the forty-four, liour'week conditions. (Received February 13 at 8.25 p.m.) The Trades Hnll officials declare that they are not perturbed by the timber merchants ’ threat to fengage free labour. They are of the opinion that the iherejvints will not get much of a re. jronsfe. The Union officials add that th'ey have been advised that the majority of the Newcastle' timber yards have reverted to the forty-four hour week, and that all their men have been re-engaged. “FREE” LABOUR AT MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, February 13. Thcrc were scenes to-day at the South wharf where volunteer drivers were stoned by the Unionist strikers from the timber yards. The police look a hand and they discharged revolvers over the heads of the disturbers. A policeman chased one assail ant half a mile, and caught him in a waterside office, and ' dragged him out. > BILLY HUGHES PUTS IN HIS SPOKE. CANBERRA, February 13. Mr W. M. Hughes, M.HR., commenting on the action of (lie Trades Unions desiring to withdrew from the Arbitration Court, said that their action amounted to a frontal attack on the Arbitration system They had everything to jfnin by arbitration, which afforded a relalitely economical incans of redressing grievances. Their action was most ill considered.