6 December 1901: Tailoresses Strike Over 'Long Hours, Arduous Work, Poor Pay'

Title

6 December 1901: Tailoresses Strike Over 'Long Hours, Arduous Work, Poor Pay'

Subject

Poor working conditions for women working in factories

Description

Article recounting recent strikes of tailoresses in Sydney, which highlights the "long hours, arduous work, poor pay, and the request of the workers for higher wages". This has been met with wide-spread public approval.

Creator

Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1938)

Source

Trove

Publisher

National Library of Australia

Date

Friday 6 December 1901

Contributor

Claire Peterson

Rights

State Library of New South Wales

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Digitised newspaper

Local URL

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title436

Files

Tailoresses' strike--hardships of a worker .pdf
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Citation

Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1938) , “6 December 1901: Tailoresses Strike Over 'Long Hours, Arduous Work, Poor Pay',” THE VICTORIAN TRADES HALL: AN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, accessed April 28, 2024, https://bpeddlesdenweds2.omeka.net/items/show/47.

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