Constable Gordon Marshall’s successful suppression of the strike at Warrawagine was repeated on stations throughout the Marble Bar district, as this report shows. Marrngu who left domestic service jobs in Marble Bar were evicted from the town.
Constable Marshall Suppresses the Strike at Warrawagine
Citation
Marshall, police patrol report, 30 April 1946, SROWA, 1939/0099v7.
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Cranky Iti, Striking at Warrawagine Station
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Exhibit Analysis:
Small communities of marrngu on widely dispersed stations found it difficult to conduct a strike of this nature. Kujupurra (Cranky) was a cattleman on Warrawagine station on 1 May 1946. He recalls the tactics used by the police to suppress the initial strike action.
McLeod Discusses the Strikers' Demands
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Constable Marshall Writes to Commissioner of Bray About Strike
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Officials Discuss McLeod's Involvement in Strike
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Crow Yougarla, Striking at Warrawagine
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