Selected Events in Trade Union History Coalmining Industry General Strike (1949)
- From
- 1949
New South Wales - To
- 1949
- Functions
- Strike
Summary
Lasting seven weeks [27 June to 15 August], this strike marked a time when the Chifley Labour government decided to send troops into the mines to work and break the strike.
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Published resources
Edited Books
- Deery, P. (ed.), Labour in Conflict, the 1949 Coal Strike, Hale and Iremonger, Sydney, 1978, 106 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Deery, P., 'Chifley, the Army and the 1949 Coal Strike', Labour History, vol. 68, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1995, pp. 80-97. Details
Ross E. Elford
Created: 15 January 2002, Last modified: 8 February 2002