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Latitude
-20.743245
Longitude
119.375642
Start Date
1946-05-01
End Date
1946-05-01

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This strike took place on 1 May 1946 and was a protest for better pay and living conditions, carried out by 800 Aboriginal pastoral workers from 27 Western Australian stations. It was the first strike organised by Aboriginal people since colonisation and it was also the longest strike to ever take place in Australia, lasting until 1949. (Source: https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/politics/1946-pilbara-strike-australias-longest-strike)

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ID
tb353

Extended Data

place
Pilbara Region, WA (Twelve Mile and Moolyella)