Selected Events in Trade Union History Queensland Sugar Workers Strike (1911)
- From
- 1911
Queensland - To
- 1911
- Functions
- Strike
Summary
Sugar workers in the Lower Burdekin area declare themselves to be "on strike" seeking an eight hour day and wages of 30 shillings per week .
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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
- Saunders, Kay, 'Masters and Servants: The Queensland Sugar Workers Strike, 1911', Labour History, vol. 35, 1978, pp. 96-111. Details
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 14 January 2002, Last modified: 7 February 2002