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StateLibQld 2 172507 Hughenden Strike Camp, Queensland, 1891

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StateLibQld 2 172507 Hughenden Strike Camp, Queensland, 1891

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Hughenden Strike Camp, Queensland, 1891.
In early 1891, central Queensland shearers went on strike. From February through until May, central Queensland was on the brink of civil war. Striking shearers formed armed camps outside of towns. The culmination of the strike came at Barcaldine, when the colonial administration ordered the arrest of the shearers' leaders on charges of sedition and conspiracy.

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1891
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