Learning modules
Making a nation Defining Moments, 1750–1901
Lessons
3.1 Introduction
3.2 1856 Work, rest and play: 8-hour day
3.3 1885 Employers unite: Victorian Employers’ Union
3.4 1891 From the workshop to the halls of parliament: Australian Labor Party forms
3.5 1900 Bubonic plague arrives in Sydney
3.6 1907 A fair and reasonable wage? The ‘Harvester Judgement’
3.7 Case study: Could you live on a ‘fair and reasonable’ wage?
3.8 Conclusion