AUSTRALIANS SEEK WORK
MEN OF 15 DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS
(United Press Association) AUCKLAND, May 23.
A further 26 Australians seeking work in New Zealand arrived at Auckland by the Wanganella. None of them was under contract to the Governments Twenty-five men were of 15 different occupations, and the only woman in the party was a tailoress. They were met on the vessel by the State placement officer, Mr J. R. Elsbury. Little difficulty will be found in placing most of the tradesmen, but a number of those who arrived were of occupations in which there are already surplus workers in New Zealand.
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Southland Times, Issue 23825, 24 May 1939, Page 6
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101AUSTRALIANS SEEK WORK Southland Times, Issue 23825, 24 May 1939, Page 6
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