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Labor Day Procession in Argent Street, Broken Hill

A photograph from c. 1911 of a large crowd lining Argent Street in Broken Hill to watch a Labor Day procession of men carrying union banners. Union banners have a medieval predecessor in the banners used by guilds (an association of craftsmen in the…

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Irish National Foresters Float at the Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Sydney, ca. 1930

An image depicting members of the Irish National Foresters Friendly Society on board a float in a Saint Patrick's Day procession in Sydney, ca 1930. About the Society: The Irish National Foresters Organisation/Friendly Society is a mutual aid…

Giant chicken, Balingup Medieval Carnivale Parade

A close-up digital photograph of a section of the parade at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale. This image features a man, perhaps a cleric, leading a giant chicken. The tonsure haircut is a particularly impressive detail. The parade went through the…

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Tags: banner, banners, demonstration, eight hour working day, eight hours, eight hours demonstration, eight hours movement, float, floats, labour, Labour Day, Melbourne, nineteenth century, nineteenth-century, procession, processions, Trades Hall, working class

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Labor Day Procession in Argent Street, Broken Hill

Irish National Foresters Float at the Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Sydney, ca. 1930

Giant chicken, Balingup Medieval Carnivale Parade

Friendly Society Picnic March at Belair National Park

Float for the Juvenile Section of the Ancient Order of Foresters

Federated Municipal Employees Marching in Trade Union Parade

Establishing the Commonwealth Culture: A Distinctly Australian Event

Eight Hours Demonstration