The Western Australian Government denied that any agreement had been entered into.
Employment of Natives
Citation
West Australian, 24 August 1949, p. 10, 'Employment of Natives.'
The Western Australian Government denied that any agreement had been entered into.
West Australian, 24 August 1949, p. 10, 'Employment of Natives.'
The wool ban was lifted as a result of guarantees made to McLeod by Native Affairs officer Sydney Elliott-Smith, but the Western Australian government bowed to Pastoralists’ Association and the Australian Workers’ Union protests and denied that any agreement had been made. Nevertheless, the strikers’ actions, supported by the Seamen’s Union, led to significant concessions being granted by the Department of Native Affairs.