 Tom Edwards was killed in the riot | |
| Date | 4 May 1919 |
|---|---|
| Location | Fremantle Harbour |
| Participants | Waterside Workers' Federation Fremantle Lumpers Union Western Australia Police |
| Deaths | 1 – Tom Edwards |
| Non-fatal injuries | 33[1] |
| Coroner | E.P. Dowley |
The 1919 Fremantle Wharf riot, also known as the Battle of the Barricades,[2] arose out of a strike by stevedores in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1919.[3] The strike was called by the Waterside Workers' Federation (WWF) over the use of National Waterside Workers Union (NWWU) workers to unload the quarantined ship Dimboola, and escalated into fatal violence when WWF workers and supporters attempted to prevent NWWU members from carrying out the work.[4]
- ^ "Riot on Fremantle Wharf". Northern Times. 10 May 1919.
- ^ a b "Funeral cortege of Thomas Edwards, Fremantle Trades Hall, 1919". 1919. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Ewers, John K. (1971). "12 The First World War and After". The Western Gateway. Fremantle City Council. p. 1919.
- ^ Beasley, Margo (26 March 1999). "A History of Struggle on the Wharves". Workers Online. Retrieved 20 November 2012.