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Waterside Workers' Strike [B 4910] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] A group of men, probably the strikers, have formed a loose crowd whilst mounted police, mostly on greys, stand by. Outer Harbor buildings and the sea can be seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the 'Register', September 28, 1928 / Waterside workers' strike / The Outer Harbor / September 27, 1928 / Police corral the strikers in a semi enclosed space preventing them from reaching the wharves to demonstrate against the volunteer workers. About 150 police present and from 2,000 to 3,000 strikers. The locality is about 50 yards from the steamers. On the right is the Seamen's Mission; at the rear is the Railway Station'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.6 cm x 16.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

1928

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Mounted police -- South Australia -- Outer Harbor
Strikes and lockouts -- Stevedores -- South Australia -- Outer Harbor
Waterside Workers' Strike, Port Adelaide, S.A., 1928

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Digitisation information

Date

28/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,194 x 2,373 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.76 MB

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