The Time of Their Lives: The Eight Hour Day and Working Life by Kimber, Julie & Love, Peter – editors - 2007

Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: photographs & graphs & tables. second-hand copy, no damage, no annotations.This book had its origins in a conference organised commemorate the 150th anniversary of Melbourne building workers winning the 8 Hour Day on 21 April 1856. On 21-22 June 2006 delegates from Australia and overseas presented and discussed papers that explore the historical significance of the 8 hour day campaign in Melbourne and elsewhere, 150 year history of the shorter hours movement and the implications of campaigns around wages, working hours and the wider social circumstances of working people and their families. – Page V Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VI, 218 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographs & graphs & tables. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sociology & Culture; Unions -- Australia; Australia; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0980388309. ISBN/EAN: 9780980388305. Inventory No: 0279228. . 9780980388305