The Clyde Engineering Co. began with ‘Hudson Brothers,’ a small woodworking shop in the Sydney suburb of Redfern in 1855, with William Henry Hudson at its helm. Initially, Hudson Brothers focused on woodworking; the company designed and manufactured windmills and ploughs, and landed iconic projects like the Great Hall at Sydney University and the Garden […]
Broken Hill’s Amalgamated Miners Association (AMA) and the Barrier Labour Foundation (BLF) instigated badge show days in 1913. The wearing of badges was compulsory for all members and instigated to boost union membership and prevent ‘scabs’ (non-union labour) from entering or working on the mines. Mining managers had hired scabs during the long 1909 strike, […]
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