BIG SHIP LAID UP
DISPUTE WITH UNIONISTS. SELECTION OF CREW. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. SYDNEY, March 19. The Commonwealth liner Fordsdals, the largest ship so far built in Australia, which was to have commenced her maiden voyage yesterday, has been laid up indefinitely by the Commonwealth Snipping Board. The board’s action is the result of the Seamen's Union claiming the right to select the crew by the ballot system. The owners refused to grant this, and issued an ultimatum to the men stating that only the crew engaged and selected by the owners would he acceptable, and failing suitable men offering the vessel would be laid up indefinitely. As only the ballot men offered, this was accordingly done.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11783, 20 March 1924, Page 8
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117BIG SHIP LAID UP New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11783, 20 March 1924, Page 8
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