4 November 1901: Women Warned Not To Accept Work In Sydney After Factory Owners Dismiss Female Unions

Title

4 November 1901: Women Warned Not To Accept Work In Sydney After Factory Owners Dismiss Female Unions

Subject

Account of tailoresses' on strike in Sydney

Description

Account of the strike of tailoresses in Sydney, totaling 600 to 700 women and girls. Several firms now refuse to recognise the women unions, stating they will pay whatever they please. Trades Hall unions in Melbourne and Perth warn all women against accepting any work in Sydney.

Creator

The Age

Source

Trove

Publisher

The National Library of Australia

Date

Monday 4 November 1901

Contributor

Claire Peterson

Rights

State Library of Victoria

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Digitised newspaper article

Local URL

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title809

Files

Tailoresses on strike .pdf

Citation

The Age , “4 November 1901: Women Warned Not To Accept Work In Sydney After Factory Owners Dismiss Female Unions,” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 29, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/46.

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