The Birth of an Organising Union

a lorry, with a work-man making
the rude tables and benches out of
saplings and slabs, which comprised
the furniture of a hut in the early
days. Surmounting the hut was the
legend “The furniture trade in 1801.”
What added to the realism of the
display was the fact that the hut
was carried on a waggon drawn by a
team of six bullocks, which the driver
handled with great ability by means
of his long whip.’ No doubt the driver
was a Carters’ union member.
❝ Then came the Trolly, Draymen, and
Carters’ Union, with the new banner
that was unfurled the previous
Friday evening in the Protestant Hall,
Castlereagh Street. The gold-trimmed
banner floated magnificently over the
brightly decorated dray and the team
of plumed horses.
❞
‘Then came the Trolly, Draymen, and
Carters’ Union, with the new banner
that was unfurled the previous
Friday evening in the Protestant Hall,
Castlereagh Street, by the Minister for
Works, Mr. E. W. O’Sullivan.’ The goldtrimmed
banner floated magnificently
over the brightly decorated dray and
the team of plumed horses.
It was clear from the reception of the
people, the press and government
authorities that the unions that had
been driven into defeat in the 1890s
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