Settlement of Dispute Reached With Dramatic Suddenness Melbourne, Sept. 14, Twenty-six overseas and 39 coastal vessels, aggregating'300,000 tons, ere at present lying idle. The crews of eight inter-State vessels have been paid off.
The Prime Minister, Mx. Bruce, hans refused a request by the waterside workers to arrange a conference for the settlement, of the—strik He said tha®t the request equivalent to asking the Government to be a party to an unlawful act.
Sept. 15.
The shipping strike has collapsed dramatically.
'A conference of the Watersidi Workers! Federation decided to-day by 47 votes to 22, to order the sumption of work everywhere under the new awand of two "pick ups"
Jday instead of one, Work is being resumed on Mone
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