FEDERAL BASIC WAGE
FIXED BY COMMISSION. Received Nov. 23, 12.25 p.m. MELBOURNE, Nov. 23. The Federal Basic Wage Commission has recommended the following;— Sydney £5 17/-, Melbourne £5 16/6, Hobart £5 16/11, Adelaide £5 16/1, Newcastle £5 15/6, Perth £5 13/1, Brisbane £5 6/2. Mr Hughes declined to comment but informed his supporters that the wages bill of the Commonwealth would be increased from seventy to one hundi’ed millions a year. The report was unanimous, the employers’ representatives dissenting on minor matters only.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160814, 23 November 1920, Page 5
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83FEDERAL BASIC WAGE Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160814, 23 November 1920, Page 5
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