Hands Off Hours and Wages in NSW Shearers Strike
The Australian bushworker unions organize against wage cuts for shearers and shed laborers in New South Wales. The strike committee denounces Arbitration as weak and vows on‑the‑job action to resist 25 shillings per 100 and 80 shillings per week reductions, urging workers to stand firm and pressure capitalists to raise rates and preserve independence.
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A.W.U
Cluber
Cotact
Commonwealth
Thia
Uiot
Deter
Arbitration
Courgrove
Courgrove Shearing
Donald Macdowell
AWW
Hangry
New South Wales
Srearere Strike Bulletin: Shearing Shed News
A fragmented historical note describes a Workers Bulletin aimed at coordinating strikers in the shearing sheds. It outlines goals to publish updates from front lines, share position assessments, and keep comrades informed while resisting wage cuts. The piece honors heroic efforts and calls for unity across districts to sustain living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srearere’ Btrike
Wages Have Always Been Too High and Always Will Be
A historical critique argues wages have long failed workers, from 1d to 7 1/2d daily, and that workers receive the value of labor power rather than wealth produced. It notes persistent earnings stagnation, rising costs of living, and capitalist profit during a long economic struggle.
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Adam Smith
Newey
Sydney Morning Daily
The
Morning Daily
Ube
Wneeshen
Stand Firm Labor Rally Against Squatter Tactics
A 1922 worker bulletin urges unity against wage cuts and capitalist exploitation. It proclaims four square union loyalty from Riverina to New England and denounces capitalism, calling for solidarity, higher wages, and abolition of the wage system.
What Is A ECAH A Lawyer Definition
A garbled old text defines a stab at trade within a troubled country as a test of peace reform and aid. It argues a lawyer sees monetary praise from friends and country, while a small scale traitor betrays laborers for personal gain and faces desertion by all. The piece invokes biblical and Judas imagery to condemn treachery and disloyalty.
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Renla
Dourkermsna
Beth
Sarparstion USA
Iscariot
Telles
The Sun and Mews Report on Graziers and Sheep Shearing
The piece argues against graziers figures for sheds and hands, alleging overstatement and misleading terms. It contends many sheds did not start, questions the 9 000 000 sheep total, and predicts a shearer-led victory as union actions grow and contractors face demands for Queensland award terms. G W Bellamy signs as speaker for the strike committee.
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Tupra
Hay
Tooloon
Coonamble
Groongal
Carrathool
Queensland
Thraues
G. W. Bellamy
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Ana
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