TRAVEL indicating a need for collective bargaining to obtain fair pay and working conditions. In 1888, the Central Queensland Labourers’ Union was formed at Barcaldine. These three unions were the driving force behind the strike of 1891. Tensions simmered and threatened to turn into a major conflict between police and striking workers. One of the first May Day marches in the world took place during the strike on May 1, 1891 in Oak St, Barcaldine.
The railway station was a centre point. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that of the 1340 men who took part, 618 were mounted on horses. The leaders wore blue sashes and carried the Eureka Flag. The Labor Bulletin reported that cheers were given for “the Union”, “the eight-hour day”, “the Strike Committee” and “the boys in jail”. Ultimately the strike petered out and the workers went back to work. However the seeds of a great labour movement had been sown. Today the whole event is commemorated in a major display surrounding the restored remains of the dead tree. A giant wooden structure covers the tree and looks ungainly at first sight. Inside, next to the tree remains, a “cathedral type” structure shuts out the everyday world. Nearby the words of the working class hero Henry Lawson steal the show. It shows his original hand writing capturing the immortal words of the poem “Freedom on the Wallaby”. Lawson wrote the poem on hearing of
the strike and it was published soon after. The “rebel flag” was the Eureka flag first flown at the Eureka stockade. The last stanza reads: O we must fly a rebel flag, As others did before us, And we must sing a rebel song And join in rebel chorus. We’ll make the tyrants feel the sting O’ those that they would throttle; They needn’t say the fault is ours If blood should stain the wattle! Nearby is the Australian Workers Heritage Centre which is being developed to celebrate the role of ordinary working class people in our society. The centre tells that working class Australians fought the wars, built the nation, became great leaders and prime ministers and dominated the sporting fields. Surrounding a bore-fed billabong, it is in 14 buildings on a former state school site. Barcaldine also has a number of other heritage-listed sites. These include Barcaldine Shire Hall, the war memorial clock in Ash St, Lagoon Creek shearers strike camp site, Barcaldine Masonic Temple in Beech St and St Peter’s Anglican Church and hall in Elm St. Words and images by wtfmedia.com.au
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