McCORMACK GOVERNMENT.
NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION DEFEATED. AFTERMATH OF RECENT STRIKE (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION— BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.) BRISBANE, May 18. \ motion no confidence in the McCormack Labour Government for the manner in • which it scotched the railway strike during the South Johnstone sugar mill trouble was defeated at the State Labour convention at Townsville by 50 to 32. Premier McCormack, in defending the Government’s attitude during taat disturbance said that it was cleai there were men in the' Labour movement-. desirous of destroying the Government for one alleged mistake. lie was prepared to stand or fall by til" Goernment’s action on that occasion, but if Labourites wanted to go trie v. .iv of the New South Wales Labour Party into the wilderness for ten or fifteen years, well and good. 1 ney were at the parting of the wavs rid thev should take stock of the situation and put their house in order.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 May 1928, Page 5
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