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The Time of Their Lives : the Eight Hour Day and Working Life by Julie Kimber; Peter Love; Lyn Beaton; Margo Beasley; Drew Cottle; Angela Keys; Helen Masterman-Smith; Charles Fahey; John Lack; Patricia Grimshaw; Nell Musgrove; Shurlee Swain; Claire Higgins; Rob Hitchcock; Val Noone; Ben Maddison; Bobbie Oliver; Mikael Ottosson; Calle Rosengren; Kerry Taylor; Jeff Rich; Barbara Webster is a business book available to read on EtoBox.

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>On 21 April 1856 Melbourne building workers won an industry-wide\nagreement to establish the Eight Hour Day. In the 150 years since then the\nslogan ‘Eight Hours Labour, Eight Hours Recreation, Eight Hours Rest’ has\nsymbolised workers’ efforts to take control over the time of their lives and,\nin doing so, strike a civilised balance between work, rest and play. It was an\nassertion that they were not simply ‘operatives’ in a labour market, but also\nfamily members and citizens in

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Author

Julie Kimber; Peter Love; Lyn Beaton; Margo Beasley; Drew Cottle; Angela Keys; Helen Masterman-Smith; Charles Fahey; John Lack; Patricia Grimshaw; Nell Musgrove; Shurlee Swain; Claire Higgins; Rob Hitchcock; Val Noone; Ben Maddison; Bobbie Oliver; Mikael Ottosson; Calle Rosengren; Kerry Taylor; Jeff Rich; Barbara Webster

Publisher

[Albert Park, Vic.]: Australian Society for the Study of Labour History - Melbourne

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780980388305

Category

business

Subjects

Economics, Management, History

Updated

2026-03-25