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Waterside Workers' Strike [B 4915] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] This photograph shows some of the Citizen's Defence Brigade members leaving their 'special' (train) prior to forming up for the march to the camp. The volunteers Include well-known business leaders, members of professions, and university and college students. The men are standing about, with their kit, in groups. Vehicles include a side car motorcycle and two cars: the car on the extreme left, registration number 42-718 is a 21.7hp Chevrolet, first register on 25 March 1925 to J.K. Thomas & Co., Grenfell Street, Adelaide. The car in the centre, registration number 86745, is a 1927 Fiat 509c Tourer[On back of photograph] 'Reproduced in the "Register', October 1st, 1928 / Waterside workers' strike, Port Adelaide / 29 September 1928 / Members of the Citizen's Defence Brigade disembarking near Fort Largs prior to going into camp'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.6 cm x 16.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1928

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Citizens' Defence Brigade
Strikes and lockouts -- Stevedores -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Soldiers -- South Australia -- Adelaide
Waterside Workers' Strike, Port Adelaide, S.A., 1928
Fort Largs (S.A.)

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Digitisation information

Date

28/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,191 x 2,385 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

7.64 MB

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