AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18755, 8 January 1923, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SENATE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright ADELAIDE, January 6. Mr Hoare (Labour) won the first Senate seat for South Australia. Counting in proceeding for the others. ADDITIONAL RETURNS. MELBOURNE, January 7. (Received Jan. 8, at 1 a.m.) "Mr Barker (Labour) was elected to the first Victorian Senate vacancy. PERTH, January 7. Mr Needham (Labour) was elected to the first Senate seat for West Australia. THE FRENCH WARSHIPS. SYDNEY, January 6. The French squadron was welcomed at several official functions, and courtesy social calls were exchanged. NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS. WAGES AGREEMENT REACHED. SYDNEY, January 6. As the result of a between representatives of the Broken Hill proprietary and the employees of the Newcastle steel works, an agreement has been 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. th 4 first profits of the company. OIL WORKS CLOSE DOWN. WHOLE INDUSTRY AFFECTED. SYDNEY, January 6. Shale oil operations at the St. John B'eH works at Newnes have ceased, owing to the high cost of production. Nearly 400 men are involved. This means the stoppage of the industry throughout Australia, as the Fell works are the biggest of their kind and are best able to stand excessive cost. THE 48-HOUR WEEK. BOILERMAKERS RETURN TO WORK, SYDNEY, January 7. (Received Jan. 8, at 1 a.m.) A mass meeting of the boilermakers and ironworkers’ assistants decided to retttrn to work on the 48-hours’ week. SHIPS RESUMING. TROUBLE ON WOLLONGBAR. SYDNEY. Jar" The Union Company’s Tasmanian fleet is scheduled to sail for Newcastle on Monday for coaling prior to resuming trade with Tasmania. The North Coast Company encountered trouble with the Seamen’s Union in connection with the manning of the new; steamer Woilongbar. The union is insisting cn a ballot for the crew, while the company insists on the right of ita own officers to select a crew. A deadlock resulted in the company threatening to sail on Monday with a scratch crew. MOERAKI LEAVES MELBOURNE. MELBOURNE, January 7. (Received Jan. 8, at 1 a.m.) The Moeraki sailed on Saturday, manned by non-unionists. No trouble was experienced.