AUCKLAND WORKERS’ JOBS INSECURE
RAW MATERIALS SHORT HUNDREDS TREATENED WITH UNEMPLOYMENT. (P.A.) Auckland, June 28 Hundreds of worker.) in Auckland factories are threatened with unemployment by the shortage of law materials, according to the Auckland Manufacturers' Association. The most •erious shortages are in pig iron, si ecl. cement, galvani ed sheet iron, tin-plate, and timber Because of shipping troubles on the Australian coas:, there was no pig iron at Po t Kcmbla for the Union Co. Vessel Kairanga to pick up on her lesl trip and this has accentuated the shortage. Iron, .tool, and cement shortages could be ove come by sufficient shipping, according to the a: s' cialio-j. Cement could be obtained in Australia. Lack of cement supplies for pre-cast concrete manufacture was causing a seriou shortage of fireplaces, tubs, chimneys, boiler frames, foundation blocks, building boards, and other items for housing, and use in rural district .
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 150, 1 July 1946, Page 3
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148AUCKLAND WORKERS’ JOBS INSECURE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 90, Issue 150, 1 July 1946, Page 3
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