• The 1923 Victorian police strike occurred in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In November 1923, on the eve of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, half...
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  • Government in 1902. After the 1923 Victorian Police strike, which the organisation never sanctioned, the Police Pensions Act 1923 recognized the organisation...
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    October 1923, members of the Victoria Police Force refused duty and went on strike over the introduction of a new supervisory system. The police strike led...
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    Government of Harry Lawson in 1923 to organise "special constables" to restore order during the 1923 Victorian Police strike. He was one of the principal...
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  • Finnair is started, as Aero oy. The 1923 Victorian Police strike begins in Australia, with half of the Victoria Police force standing down over the use of...
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  • Australia mutiny 1920: Broome race riots 1922: Sturt Creek massacre 1923: Victorian Police strike 1924: Bedford Downs massacre 1926: Forrest River massacre 1928:...
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    James Whiteside McCay (category Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly)
    Board. He commanded the Special Constabulary Force during the 1923 Victorian Police strike. McCay was born on 21 December 1864 in Ballynure, County Antrim...
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    police officer and Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 1922 to 1925. Nicholson was Chief Commissioner at the time of the 1923 Victorian police...
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    services commence on the Broadmeadows line 1923 – W-class trams introduced. 19231923 Victorian Police strike 1924 – First radio station 3AR (now known...
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    Thomas Blamey (category Chief Commissioners of Victoria Police)
    with the grievances that had led to the 1923 Victorian police strike, and implemented innovations such as police dogs and equipping vehicles with radios...
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    which included the 1923 Victorian Police strike. Industrial disputes characterised the 1920s in Australia. Other major strikes occurred on the waterfront...
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    The following is a list of specific strikes (workers refusing to work, seeking to change their conditions in a particular industry or an individual workplace...
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  • which included the 1923 Victorian Police strike. Industrial disputes characterised the 1920s in Australia. Other major strikes occurred on the waterfront...
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  • the Waterside Workers' Federation. Of particular note is the 1923 Victorian Police strike. Trade union membership was 703,000 in 1921 and reached its peak...
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  • may refer to: William Thomas Brooks (1889–1943), police officer that led 1923 Victorian police strike William Brooks (Australian politician) (1858–1937)...
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  • truth of Stringybark Creek survivor". The Age. Melbourne. "1923Victorian Police Strike & Riots". "State Library of South Australia". "Accident Details"...
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  • 37.8 °C was recorded. 1 November – The 1923 Victorian Police strike begins, with half of the Victoria Police force standing down over the use of labour...
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  • Denham requested federal assistance to deal with the 1912 Brisbane general strike. Andrew Fisher's government refused the request on the grounds that it was...
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    an emergency like the 1923 Victorian Police strike. After failing to gain United Australia Party preselection for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat...
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  • strikes in the country are wildcat strikes. Pullman Strike (Illinois, 1894) Putilov Factory strike (Petrograd, Russia, 1917) Victorian Police strike (Australia...
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    place for the safety of the community. Organized labour portal 1923 Victorian Police strike "Membership size of registered organisations – 2023" (PDF). Fair...
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    Harry Lawson (politician) (category Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly)
    few provincial towns. The biggest test Lawson faced was the 1923 Victorian Police strike, which saw riots and looting in the streets of Melbourne. There...
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  • their members on 11 March 1923 at the height of the Irish Civil War, as well as monitoring workers in the 1926 General Strike and Communists. He remained...
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  • Victoria Police Strike1923". The Australian Police Journal. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022. "Police Control...
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    people were killed, and 150 injured in rioting as a result of the Victorian Police strike in Melbourne. Born: Violetta Prokhorova Elvin, Russian prima ballerina...
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    British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which took...
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    Britain and Ireland History of Ireland (1801–1923) Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Victorian era John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence Alfred...
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    William Murray McPherson (category Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly)
    Victoria Police that sparked the 1923 Victorian Police strike. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1923 for service...
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    battlefields of France. While in France, he was involved in two food-related strikes, which were both successful. In January 1920, Paterson moved to Merton...
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