Albert Square, Brisbane, during the General Strike, 1912
Unidentified (1912) Albert Square, Brisbane, during the General Strike, 1912. [Image]
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Abstract
The refusal by the Tramways Company to recognise union members' right to wear union badges resulted in a general strike across Brisbane from 18 January to 5 February, 1912. Albert Square was redeveloped and renamed King George Square.
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| Item Type: | Image | ||||||
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| Collection: | QUT Alumni Donations | ||||||
| Sub-Collection Title: | Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange - Copies - Brisbane |
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| Date: | 1912 | ||||||
| Keywords: | strikes; squares (streets); police; special constables; mounted police; crowds; Strikes, 1912 (General); General Strike, Brisbane, Queensland, 1912; Strikes and lockouts--Tramways--Queensland--Brisbane; Strikes and lockouts--Queensland--Brisbane; Brisbane (Qld.) | ||||||
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| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2017 02:31 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2021 04:42 | ||||||
| Copyright Owner: | Out of copyright | ||||||
| Copyright Statement: | You are free to use this image without permission. Please attribute Queensland University of Technology | ||||||
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| URI: | https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/3830 | ||||||
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