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Education
Fix this textJournal of the New South Wales Teachers’ Federation.
Fix this textIncorporating:
Fix this textFEDERATION NEWS
Fix this textRegistered at the General Pos. Office, Sydney, for transmission by post as a newspaper.
Fix this textVolume 31, No. TO.
Fix this textJULY 7, 1950.
Fix this textThreepence.
Fix this textBoard Not Prepared To Vary Agreement-
Fix this textteachers’ Salaries Still Adequate”
Fix this textReplying to Federation representations, the Public Service
Fix this textBoard states that, having considered the terms of the Council’s
Fix this textresolution, it was not prepared to vary the terms of the current
Fix this textSalaries Agreement.
Fix this textIn forwarding the resolution the General Secretary had sub-
Fix this textmitted that there was urgent need of variation of the existing
Fix this textSalaries Agreements because of the alarming increase in prices
Fix this textsince April 1, and that there was every indication that the upward
Fix this texttrend in prices would continue.
Fix this text"Council's resolution was:
Fix this text"That the Public Service
Fix this textBoard be requested to grant
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Fix this textunmediately an increase ol
Fix this text£2OB per annum on the rates
Fix this textat present being paid to
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Fix this textCouncil's decision was prompted
Fix this textby the considerable increase in
Fix this textprices throuqh devaluation and
Fix this textother causes since the signing of the
Fix this text1949 Salaries Agreements, and by
Fix this textthe fact that rates paid to teachers
Fix this textin other States have been recently
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Fix this textThe Public Service Board's communication
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Fix this text"The Board are of opinion that the salaries
Fix this textprescribed by such Agreement, which are not
Fix this textmerely minimum salaries prescribed by an
Fix this textaward of an industrial tribunal and afford
Fix this textsubstantial incremental progression, are still
Fix this textadequate. This appears to the Board to be
Fix this textconfirmed by the scales of salaries recently
Fix this textadopted in other States as shown in the
Fix this textofficial organ of the Federation published on
Fix this textJune 9, 1950."
Fix this textCouncil Decisions.
Fix this textWhen the matter came before the Federation Council on July 1,
Fix this textunanimous decisions were made by Council that—
Fix this text• Because of the fact that the real value of teachers' salaries is con-
Fix this textsiderably less than it was in April, 1949, and because of the acute upward
Fix this texttrend of prices we request the Board to meet a deputation to discuss the
Fix this textclaims of the Federation as carried on June 3;
Fix this text• The officers obtain legal advice concerning the possibility, desir-
Fix this textability and means of setting aside the last Agreement with the Public
Fix this textService Board on salaries and approaching the Industrial Court for a new
Fix this textAward
Fix this text(Board's reply on equal pay—page 79.)
Fix this textMr. Wurth's Reply To
Fix this textReflections On
Fix this textPublic Servants
Fix this textThe Federation has congratulated
Fix this textMr. Wurth, Chairman of the Public
Fix this textService Board, on the answer he
Fix this textmade, as reported in the "Sydney
Fix this textMorning Herald" of June 16, to Mr,
Fix this textP. C. Spender's attack on public ser-
Fix this textvants in New South Wales.
Fix this textThe decision was made by the
Fix this textExecutive last month.
Fix this textThe "Sydney Morning Herald" reported Mr.
Fix this textSpender, at an election meeting on June 5,
Fix this textas saying that if the Liberal Party won the
Fix this textNew South Wales elections it should take
Fix this textcare that its Governmental advisers adjusted
Fix this texttheir outlook to the absence of socialism
Fix this textfrom the Government.
Fix this text"There are too many who have sold their
Fix this textintelligence to socialism," Mr. Spender said.
Fix this textMr. Wurth's Reply.
Fix this textThe "Herald" on June 16 reported Mr.
Fix this textWurth, Chairman of the Public Service Board,
Fix this textas saying that Mr. Spender's remarks ap-
Fix this textpeared to the Board to constitute an attack
Fix this texton the loyalty of the New South Wales Pub-
Fix this textlic Service to the Government. Mr. Wurth
Fix this textsaid that the Public Service Board strongly
Fix this textdeprecated Mr. Spender's criticism of the
Fix this textState Public Service.
Fix this textTraditions Of Service.
Fix this textThe "Herald" continues Mr. Wurth's state-
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Fix this text"The New South Wales Public Service to-
Fix this textday is built on traditions of service to Gov-
Fix this texternments and the public which are not ex-
Fix this textcelled in the British Empire.
Fix this text"No Government of this State, irrespective
Fix this textof party, need have any concern that the
Fix this textpermanent officials of Departments would
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Fix this textof the people other than in accordance with
Fix this textthe highest standards of loyalty, efficiency
Fix this textand complete co-operation.
Fix this textNo Ground For Remarks.
Fix this text"I am not aware of any past association
Fix this textbetween Mr. Spender and the senior public
Fix this textservants of New South Wales which he
Fix this textthinks justifies his remarks, or of the reasons
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Fix this text"I can only repeat that there is no ground
Fix this textwhatsoever for their application to the officers
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Fix this textNational Disaster: Our Assistance Needed
Fix this textThe destruction and loss caused by the recent floods amount to a national disaster.
Fix this textThousands have lost severely. Homes, furniture, stock, machinery and other means
Fix this textof livelihood have been destroyed. Those who have lost, including our fellow Federa-
Fix this texttion members, need the community’s help if the loss is not to be overwhelming. Many,
Fix this textincluding some Federation members, are suffering for the second time in twelve months.
Fix this textThe Federation Council on July 1 resolved unanimously to ask Federation members
Fix this textto support the Lord Mayor’s Flood Victim’s Relief Fund. The Council voted £lOO
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Fix this textFLOODS AT SOUTH GRAFTON.
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Fix this textThe Federation believes that the responsibility of assisting flood victims rests in the
Fix this textfirst place on State and Federal Governments. It has asked for a public inquiry into the
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Fix this textBut in the meantime the problem of helping the flood victims is urgent. Every
Fix this textFederation member is asked to assist.
Fix this textIn accordance with the Council’s wishes donations should be forwarded to the Secre-
Fix this texttary of the Federation Flood Relief Committee, Federation House, and he will arrange
Fix this textfor the payment of the contributions into the Lord Mayor’s Fund.
Fix this textS. P. LEWIS, President.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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