On August 27, 1894, at Pooncarie in NSW, 300 striking sheep shearers burned and scuttled the river steamer PS Rodney.
The shearers had gone on strike to protest against an attempt by the Pastoralist Association to lower the rate they had been
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Sue Bull, Geelong
It was revealed in a Senate estimates committee on August 17 that Australia Post spent $250,000 in legal fees to get rid of one worker.
Trevor Grenfell worked at the Wendouree Mail Centre in Ballarat for 25 years. When a new
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