1 March 1921: Victorian Railway Workers Express Support For Irish Railway Workers Killed In War Of Independence, Accused Of Sinn Féin Sympathy

Title

1 March 1921: Victorian Railway Workers Express Support For Irish Railway Workers Killed In War Of Independence, Accused Of Sinn Féin Sympathy

Subject

Irish War of Independence

Description

Newspaper coverage of a 1921 Victorian Railways Union motion expressing sympathy with Irish railway workers killed by the British state during the Irish War of Independence.

The article includes the full text of the motion passed by the Victorian Railways Union, in addition to editorial commentary that 'Sinn Féin appears to have captured the Victorian branch of the Australian Railways Union'.

Creator

The Age, Melbourne Victoria

Source

Trove - National Library of Australia Archives

Publisher

The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Melbourne Victoria

Date

Tuesday 1 March 1921

Contributor

Jimmy Yan

Relation

This item has been used in a student essay, which can be found at: http://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/irish_australia_and_trades_hall

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Newspaper Article

Identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201699567

Coverage

Melbourne, Victoria

Files

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Citation

The Age, Melbourne Victoria, “1 March 1921: Victorian Railway Workers Express Support For Irish Railway Workers Killed In War Of Independence, Accused Of Sinn Féin Sympathy,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 27, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/16.

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