April-May 1856: The First Eight Hours Banner Unfurled

Title

April-May 1856: The First Eight Hours Banner Unfurled

Subject

8 Hour Day

Description

A photograph of a banner published in the early Victorian illustrated newspaper The Australasian Sketcher reading "8 hours labour 8 hours recreation 8 hours rest"

Creator

Hugh George

Source

Trove - National Library of Australia Archives

Publisher

The Australasian Sketcher

Date

June 14 1873

Contributor

Julia Harrison

Identifier

http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/167150065?q=trade+unions+victoria&c=picture&versionId=182151337

Files

8 Hour Day.jpeg

Citation

Hugh George , “April-May 1856: The First Eight Hours Banner Unfurled,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 27, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/26.

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