The vessel is best known for its part in the Dalfram dispute of 1938 at Port Kembla in Australia while contracted by Japanese company Mitsui to carry a cargo of pig iron to the steel works in Kobe , Japan . The ten-week dispute earned Australian Attorney General ( later Prime Minister ) Robert Menzies the nickname of " Pig Iron Bob " when he attempted to force the workers to load the cargo
Dalfram dispute of 1938
Dalfram dispute of 1938
SS Dalfram