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  1. When police shot Anzacs

    November 2, 1928, Victorian police shot and wounded four waterfront unionists on Princes Pier. One of these ... shipowners and conservative politicians to smash Melbourne’s waterfront union. Similar to the attempt in ... the mythical riot. The media also never queried this. Waterfront scabs were praised in the press, ...

  2. Working-class hero honoured

    revealed. The 1928 dispute was very similar to political attacks on waterfront unionists in 1998. In both ... John Howard) played similar roles. Both attempted to destroy the waterfront unions on behalf of ... kitchens at their schools. On the waterfront, the brothers and fathers of the impoverished children were ...