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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 11 July 1925, Page 5

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THREE MORE SHIPS. DISPUTES IN AUSTRALIA. OWNERS TAKE ACTION. BY CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT. Received July 11, 10.50 a.m. BRISBANE, July 11. Owing to the action of certain memhers of crews of the Macltarra and Wynn dr a in leaving their ships at Brisbane. it was decided by the owners to lav both vessels up. HOBART. July 11. The Union Company’s steamer Karalmt has been held up m Hobart, owing to the refusal of the firemen, who were required to ill| two vacancies in the vessel’s complement, to accept berths without a month’s wages in advance and a guarantee of a passage home.

NEGOTIATIONS NOT BROKEN OFF SYDNEY, July 10. The shipping dispute between the seamen -and the owners at Sydney is not moving, both sides awaiting the final outcome of the union delegation’s visit to Melbourne. A message from Melbourne says the conference of the union delegation and the Commonwealth Shipowners’ Association ha si adjourned to a date to be fixed and the union officials have returned to Sydney. The negotiations, however, have not been broken off. MORT’S DOCK RE-OPENED. SYDNEY, July 10. Mort’s Dock has re-opened. All the dismissed employees were re-engaged.