Labour Movement in Western Australia

The four sources in this section range in time from 1911 to 1924. They include various aspects of the activities of the labour movement such as the building of trades halls, honouring members for significant contributions to the movement and strike activity.

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Andrew Fisher laying the foundation stone for Perth Trades Hall, 1911

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Funeral cortege of Thomas Edwards, Fremantle Trades Hall, 1919

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Eight-hour day commemorative medallion, 1914

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Gold pocket watch presented to John Curtin in 1924

For more information about the labour movement in WA see Rising through the Union Ranks: 1898-1911 in the Alex McCallum: An Extraordinary Western Australian web resource and Westralian Worker Editor in the John Curtin: From Revolutionary Firebrand to Journalist in Spirit web resource.

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