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Producing the news during the October 1944 lockout
Photographer: not known
In 1944 staff at Sydney newspapers The Herald, The Telegraph, The Sun and The Mirror struck for a 40-hour week. The Australian Council of Trade Unions lodged a claim for a 40-hour week in 1946 and, two years later, the case was won. The 40-hour week began on 1 January 1948.
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Newspaper seller during the October lockout
Photographer: not known
The campaign for a 40-hour week began with a successful strike in the newspaper industry in 1944.
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Producing the news during the October lockout
Photographer: not known
In 1944 staff at Sydney newspapers The Herald, The Telegraph, The Sun and The Mirror struck for a 40-hour week. The Australian Council of Trade Unions lodged a claim for a 40-hour week in 1946 and, two years later, the case was won. The 40-hour week began on 1 January 1948.