Selected Events in Trade Union History South Johnstone Strike and Railway Lockout (1927)

Summary

At the South Johnstone Sugar Mill in Queensland, workers go on strike when the mill's ownership changes and they are not given preference for jobs. After a resolute and sometimes violent standoff, local railway workers become involved,
refusing to handle the "black" sugar. An Arbitration Court eventually orders a return to work, under threat of the deregistration of the Australian Rialways Union.

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

• Kennedy, K.H., 'The South Johnstone Strike and Railway Lockout, 1927', Labour History, vol. 31, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1976, pp. 1-13. Details