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BEER BAN
LIFTED
iWhas ' Men
I 1 SrSsliea
: ; :
-.-'-de work-
i$ ers lip. Pi::7.-. icw-, -I.-. oil all beer
!7| and ,irta!t exports' . at-, midday
H| yesterday.
:f' Before doing so they demand
ed ed that pots of beer be J served
,r at all dockland hotels each '
:h lunch time and between S p.m.
% and 8 p.m.
The beer was served !
S The announcement, of the llf,t-
dng of the ban from noon yes
terday was made by the assistant
'secretary of the Trades Hall
'Council (Mr. M. C. Jordan) fol
lowing a meeting of the industrial
, 'disputes committee of the T.H.C.
? The lifting of the ban was a
result of negotiations between
union representatives and brewery
officials on Wednesday and visits
Tto waterfront hotels by officials
'of the waterside workers. -
The export ban on malt had
threatened to bring beer and
bread production to a standstill
in other States.
Melbourne's beer supplies were
also threatened by the decision of
the Victorian Maltsters' Associa
tion to cease deliveries- of malt
for other than food purposes un
less the. malt ban was lifted by
noon to-day.
In Other Hotels
Beer Is being served in most
Other hotels, but glasses — not
pots— are the rule.
' Workers in the industrial
areas, such as Richmond, who en
gage in" lai»orious:.'"taika-"'<lariBr
, each day, and who are regular
; patrons at local hotels year, after
v i rear, - are complaining of the dis
appearance of the usual, pots from
the bar counters.
Many railwaymen are involved.
Thow maffi artHr»fi.CJ»ri VlV LhfiiP
leader, Mr. J. J. Brown,- yester
day, who outlined latest moves on
the Industrial front, and who pro
mised every support to the work-
: ers In their efforts to secure their
f regular supplies of beer.
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