AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
STEEL WORKS TO REOPEN. WAGES AGREEMENT REACHED. A. and N.Z. -« '- SYDNEY, Jan. 6As the result of a-conference between representatives of the Broken Hill Proprietary and employees of the Newcastle Steel Works, agreement was reached on the question of wages, and the works will open as soon as the price of coal is reduced. The agreement is based on the Industrial Court's suggestion to make up full wages later from the first profits of the company. ' SHALE OIL WORKS CLOSE. PRODUCTION COSTS TOO HIGH. SYDNEY, Jan.; 6. < The shale oil operations of Mr. John Fell, of Newnes, have ceased owing to the high cost of production. Nearly 400 men are involved. This means stoppage of the industry throughout Australia, as Mr. Fell's are the biggest works of the kind and best able to stand excessive costs. FRENCH NAVAL SQUADRON. :; SYDNEY, Jan. 6. The admiral and officers of the' French squadron were welcomed to-day aV several official functions, and courtesy and social calls were exchanged.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18292, 8 January 1923, Page 5
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