1891 Australian Shearers Strike

Shearers' Strike in Hughenden, 1891.

Portrait of shearers as Unionist Prisoners after the shearers strike in Barcaldine Queensland 1893

Townsville Mounted Infantry in Hughenden during the Shearer's Strike, 1891. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 ar More

Shearer's strike at Charleville, May 1891. Large contingent of shearers on horseback ride through the main street of Charleville.

Townsville foot infantry in Hughenden during the Shearers' Strike, 1891. In early 1891, central Queensland shearers went on strike. From February through until May, central Queensland was on the brink of civil More

Shearers strike in Hughenden, 1891. Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 ar More

Contingent of soldiers preparing to ride west during the shearer's strike, 1891. In early 1891, central Queensland shearers went on strike. From February through until May, central Queensland was on the brink o More

Large contingent of military personnel passing through the Hughenden district, 1891. In early 1891, central Queensland shearers went on strike. From February through until May, central Queensland was on the bri More

Soldiers on horseback riding west through the Hughenden district, 1891 In early 1891, central Queensland shearers went on strike. From February through until May, central Queensland was on the brink of civil wa More

Striking shearers on the move through the Hughenden district, 1891. In early 1891, central Queensland shearers went on strike. From February through until May, central Queensland was on the brink of civil war. More

Sketches of events during the Shearers' Strike, 1891. Script under border reads: 'The Shearers' Strike: Sketches in the Hughenden District' (The Queenslander, 2 May 1891, p.840).