Monday, April 19, 2010

ABC TV: Union banner collection

The Collectors: At the Trades Hall in Sydney, Gordon finds a display of union banners that beautifully record in paint, a reminder of our Labour Day holiday!


Friday 23rd April at 8.00pm (ABC 1) and again on Monday 26th April at 6.00pm (ABC 2)

Australians like a fair go and a battle that never waned was fought and won at home in 1855!

The basic idea of the eight-hour day was that each worker should undertake eight hours work, eight hours recreation and eight hours rest.

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/collectors/segments/coming_up.htm