Selected Events in Trade Union History Brisbane General Strike (1912)
- From
- 1912
- To
- 1912
- Functions
- Strike
Summary
The refusal by the Tramways Company's to recognise union members' right to wear union
badges results in a general strike across Brisbane.
Archival resources
John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland
- The Brisbane general strike of 1912, 1950, VF 331.8929 mor; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details
Published resources
Edited Books
- Murphy, D.J. (ed.), The Big Strikes, Queensland 1889-1965, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, Queensland, 1983, 303 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Morrison, A.A., 'The Brisbane general Strike of 1912', Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand, vol. 4, no. 4, 1950, pp. 125-144. Details
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 20 November 2001, Last modified: 28 March 2002