1892 Broken Hill miners' strike

W.J. Ferguson one of the labour leaders
Arrest of the Leaders 15 September 1892

The 1892 Broken Hill miners' strike was a sixteen-week strike[1] which was one of four major strikes that took place between 1889 and 1920 in Broken Hill, NSW, Australia.[2]

During the four months from July to November 1892, both local miners and Women's Brigade were active in defending the mines from imported labour using organised direct action methods.[1]

The strike collapsed after several strike leaders were arrested and tried for 'unlawful conspiracy and inciting riots', found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment and it became unpracticable for locals to defend the mines from imported labour.[3]

  1. ^ a b Barbara Lemon. "Unbroken Spirit: Women in Broken Hill – Introduction". Womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ Georgia Moodie. "Broken Hill Strikes (1889–1920)". Womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. ^ Kearns (1982), pp. 158–159.