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The Great Wall of Workers
The great wall of workers weaves waterside history, labour history and Australian history like a tapestry, portraying writer Henry Lawson, the struggle for the 8 hour day, the Depression, the gaoling of Newcastle coal union leader Peter Bowling, the writings of Karl Marx, the pick up, conscription, both world wars, the general strike, soldiers coming home, the bull days and the wharves, police confrontations, the Communist Party, the dole queue, the Spanish Civil War, wharfies' leader Jim Healy, Hitler's concentration camps and the fight against fascism. Museum director Mary Louise Williams describes the mural as a rare expression of the life of everyday workers in art: "Its subject matter speaks to everyone, directly and forcefully. The mural's story is told in A Tapestry of Australia: The Sydney Wharfies Mural by Andrew Reeves. Copies can be ordered from the Central NSW Branch o f the MUA: tel: (02) 9264 5024, fax (02) 9261 4548 Other Days Gone By articles: |
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