Though the position of affairs between the shipowners and the Wharf Laborers' Union has not materially altered since yesterday, a new element has been imported into the struggle, ...
Article : 2,318 wordsMr. R. Murray Smith, who is to be relieved of the office of Agent-General by Mr. Graham Berry, will embark for Victoria about the end of April. ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wed 6 Jan 1886, Page 5
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