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Eight Hours Day Procession [B 15818] • Photograph

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Summary

Eight Hours Day Procession, Victor Harbor. It commemorates the granting of the eight hour working day for Australians. It recognizes workers' contributions towards the nation's economy. It began with stonemasons walking off the job in Melbourne in protest of employers refusing to reduce their working hours. An agreement was reached whereby stonemasons worked no longer than eight hours a day. It was the first of a series of long, hard fought victories for shorter working hours

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.6 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Victor Harbor Collection

Subject

Labor Day -- South Australia -- Victor Harbor
Eight-hour movement -- South Australia -- Victor Harbor
Parades -- South Australia -- Victor Harbor

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Digitisation information

Date

17/08/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,584 x 2,653 pixels (9.5 MP)

Size

28.56 MB

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