50 years ago

MOST of Hamilton’s 330 school-leavers will have little chance of getting a job in their home town this year. The number of school-leavers is less than last year, but the job opportunities open to them are considerably fewer than in 1973. Employers in Hamilton seem to be playing a waiting game in the hope that economic conditions might take a turn for the better after Christmas. But it is certain that most Hamilton school leavers will have to move to Melbourne or other centres in search of work. The manager of the Hamilton office of the Commonwealth Employment Service, Mr. Gavan Conway, said yesterday prospects for school-leavers were not good. He said employers were adopting a wait and see attitude and might consider adding staff if conditions improved after Christmas.