WEEK OF 44 HOURS
new south wales railways. FEDERAL ARBITRATION AWARDS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, March 7. Under two awards issued by Mr. Justice Drake Brockman in the Federal Arbitration Court covering 5300 employees in the traffic grades and 6300 in the general grades of the New South Wales railways, a 44 hour week has now become the standard for employees of the New South Wales railways. Less than onethird were compelled under the Federal Court awards to work a 48-hour week. The remainder worked 44 hours. The new awards create uniformity of hours.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1935, Page 7
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