Minister Attacks Australian Seamen
CANBERRA, January 2.
The Minister for the Navy (Mr W. M. Hughes), attacked Australian- seamen for refusing to take ships to sea unless fitted with paravanes and degaussing equipment. He said the seamen owed something to Australia and while Australia was in trouble they must make up their minds to fight for Australia and not for Germany, as they were doing by their action.
They were loyal, but he feared they had become victims of disloyal elements. "■
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Northern Advocate, 3 January 1941, Page 5
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