“SINISTER INFLUENCES OPERATING.”— Lascar seamen declared a sit-down strike at Pyrmont, Sydney, recently. They refused to sail on a British ship on its return to the East. In answer to a question in the House of Representatives, the Minister for Information (Sir Henry Gullett) replied-. “The Government is in possession of evidence that there are sinister influences operating to bring about a hold-up of deep-sea ships in Australian walers, and to prevent the dispatch of Australian goods.”
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21530, 18 December 1939, Page 12
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77“SINISTER INFLUENCES OPERATING.”—Lascar seamen declared a sit-down strike at Pyrmont, Sydney, recently. They refused to sail on a British ship on its return to the East. In answer to a question in the House of Representatives, the Minister for Information (Sir Henry Gullett) replied-. “The Government is in possession of evidence that there are sinister influences operating to bring about a hold-up of deep-sea ships in Australian walers, and to prevent the dispatch of Australian goods.” Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21530, 18 December 1939, Page 12
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