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OWNERS UNPERTURBED. BY SEAMENS' THREATS. ARRANGEMENTS TO MAN SHIP. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copy rlsM > 'Australian Press Association' (Received October 15, 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, October li. The shipowners are unperturbed by the threats of the Victorian and Queensland seamen to withdraw the crews from inter-State vessels. They realised when they determined to fight for the enforcement of the Beeby award that other unions might be involved and made plans accordingly, so that in the event of the seamen leaving the ship's certain vessels will be manned immediately by volunteers. In Queensland the farmers are manning the steamers Hunee and Fiana. TRADES UNION COUNCIL. WILL DEFINE POLICY TO-DAY ATTITUDE OF OTHER UNIONS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) ■ Australian Press Association iReceived October 15, 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 14 The Council of the Trades Union executive will meet again to-day in an endeavour to define a policy to deal with the strikeThe feeling prevails that unless a policy can be formulated acceptable to the whole of the watersiders it is impossible to expect the other unions to become involved.
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Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17533, 15 October 1928, Page 7
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