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Strike by Chinese Shearers (1894)At Warrah station, in the Moree district, New South Wales, the Chinese shearers recently struck because two non-unionist white men were put on, and the latter had to be discharged before work could be resumed.
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From the Queensland Newspaper The Warwick Examiner and Times 19 Dec 1894 p. 3. Top
australian traditional songs . . . a selection by mark gregory