WALSH ISLAND
WORKS TO BE CLOSED. NINE HUNDRED MEN AFFECTED. AFTERMATH OF DISPUTE. .tv CABLE-PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT. SYDNEY', March 14. In consequence of th e refusal of employees to work under the bonus system, the Government has decided to close the Walsh Island works on Friday next, rendering idle 900 workmen. Only a small skeleton of' the staff will be retained for ship repairs and mainten-
ance. The Government will later consider the sale of the establishment with the existing contracts.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 March 1928, Page 5
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80WALSH ISLAND Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 15 March 1928, Page 5
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