["Industrial Strife", The West Australian, Wednesday 24 June 1914, page 7]
INDUSTRIAL STRIFE.
WAGES DISPUTE AT PORT HEDLAND.
Port Hedland, June 23.
The men on the foreshore and jetty work refused to resume duty to-day owing to the wages dispute. They consider that they are entitled to the ruling rate of pay, which they contend is £4 10s. per week. Mr. Tindale. the Government engineer, was interviewed last night, but he would not comply with the request put forward. The men are determined not to work for less than 15s. a day, whereas they have hitherto been paid 13s. 4d. Should the work be shut down all that has been done will probably be washed away, and will cause still greater expense in the future. It is surprising to see how far the sea has encroached, and has eaten away into the land. The towns people hope that the work will be gone on with without delay.
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