Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Company Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Judgment Date | 1920 |
| Neutral Citation | [1920] HCA 54,1920-0831 HCA A |
| Date | 1920 |
| Year | 1920 |
| Court | High Court |
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