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Labouring work Sydney

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  • 21-04-2011 10:52am
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    murphy2009
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    leaving for sydney in a months time on a WHV!...

    I'm getting mixed reports of sydney in terms of it being expensive for accomdation etc...

    I wont have a huge amount of money when I arrive so need to get working in the first few weeks!

    I have experience of labouring on construction sites at home and I hear the money isnt bad in Sydney!im willing to give it shot when we arrive because the weather will be a little cooler!

    Is it hard to get labouring jobs in sydney?anyone know of the average earning for this kind of work?any info is much appreciated


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    murphy2009 wrote: »
    leaving for sydney in a months time on a WHV!...

    I'm getting mixed reports of sydney in terms of it being expensive for accomdation etc...

    I wont have a huge amount of money when I arrive so need to get working in the first few weeks!

    I have experience of labouring on construction sites at home and I hear the money isnt bad in Sydney!im willing to give it shot when we arrive because the weather will be a little cooler!

    Is it hard to get labouring jobs in sydney?anyone know of the average earning for this kind of work?any info is much appreciated

    Mod Without being smart, do a search on this forum (right hand side 'search this forum') loads written about jobs in sydney and advice too

    after you do this, any more specific questions can be asked


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    murphy2009
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭murphy2009


    hussey wrote: »
    Mod Without being smart, do a search on this forum (right hand side 'search this forum') loads written about jobs in sydney and advice too

    after you do this, any more specific questions can be asked

    Sorry mods,meant to say iv searched boards and the web but there is no recent info/discussion on the topic!


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    rightyabe
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    With a name like Murphy who could turn you down:D


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    Claasman
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    its all about contacts, if you have them, definitly use them


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    Slunk
    Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭Slunk


    Try platinum labour hire. Two Irish lads own it i think. Usually drink in cock and bull Saturday afternoons too. Just ask anyone in there. Can't remember their names at the minute.


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    daftdave
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    Slunk wrote: »
    Try platinum labour hire. Two Irish lads own it i think. Usually drink in cock and bull Saturday afternoons too. Just ask anyone in there. Can't remember their names at the minute.


    gerry is one of their names , i did a bit of work for him when i first arrived in oz , how much experience do you have from back home and what were you working at in construction ??


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    Lurching
    Registered Users Posts: 1,239 ✭✭✭Lurching


    You'll pick up work with a pipe laying crew handily enough. There are a handful of contractors in Sydney specialising in it (every one of them Irish owned and run), and EnergyAustralia have a massive capital works improvement programme in place at the minute, so plenty of work coming up in that line over the coming years.

    Few contractors to try in this line:

    Diona,
    Codmah,
    Murphy, McCarthy & Associates (MMA),
    Killards,
    Garde.


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