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When Is Christian Shearers Birthday?
October 5th
What is Moira Harris's birthday?
Moira Harris was born on July 20, 1954.
What is Moira Kelly's birthday?
Moira Kelly was born on March 6, 1968.
How old is Alan Shearers son?
Alan shearers son is 12years old
When was Queensland Shearers Union created?
Queensland Shearers Union was created in 1887.
What is the name of wool clippers?
Shearers.
Who uses clippers?
Normally Shearers
What has the author Moira Innes written?
Moira Innes has written: 'Moira Innes'
What is the birth name of Moira Deady?
Moira Deady's birth name is Deady, Moira.
What nicknames does Moira Orfei go by?
Moira Orfei goes by Moira degli elefanti.
What is the birth name of Moira Heath?
Moira Heath's birth name is Moira Tracey.
What was the cause of the shearers' strike?
The main cause of the Great Shearers' Strike in Australia was the poor conditions under which shearers had to work and live. During the 19th century in Australia, shearers endured meagre wages and poor working conditions. This led to the formation of the Australian Shearers' Union which, by 1890, had tens of thousands of members. Early in 1891, Manager Charles Fairbain of Logan Downs Station near Clermont in central Queensland, demanded shearers sign the Pastoralists Association contract of free labour before they started work. This was an attempt to reduce the influence of the union. On 5 January 1891 the shearers refused to work unless the station agreed to their union's terms. This was the beginning of many months of union shearers around Australia downing their tools and striking. Tensions increased as striking shearers formed armed camps outside of towns, while mounted troopers (police on horseback) protected the non-union labour and arrested strike leaders. Shearers retaliated by burning woolsheds and crops, and committing other acts of sabotage and harassment. By May of 1891, the violent suppression of the strike action forced shearers to give in.
