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1938 Dalfram dispute
| Date | 15 November 1938 – 21 January 1939 |
|---|---|
| Outcome | Workers returned to work "under protest" |
The Dalfram dispute of 1938 (15 November 1938 – 21 January 1939) was a political industrial dispute at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia protesting the export of pig iron from Australia to Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It became famous for providing the nickname of Pig Iron Bob to Attorney General Robert Menzies, later Prime Minister.[1][2]
- ^ White, Jon (1979). "The Port Kembla Pig Iron Strike of 1938". Labour History (79). Australian Society for the Study of Labour History: 63–77. doi:10.2307/27508384. JSTOR 27508384.
- ^ Mallory, Greg (1999). "The 1938 Dalfram Pig-iron Dispute and Wharfies Leader, Ted Roach". The Hummer. 3 (2). Australian Society for the Study of Labour History.
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