Torres Strait Islander soldiers strike to end discrimination in the army during World War Two.
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Torres Strait Islanders hold maritime strike against pearling industry, 1936
Torres Strait Islanders refused work in the Native Affairs pearling fleet due to racial discrimination and held a maritime strike in 1936.
Torres Strait soldiers stage stay at home strikes, 1943
Torres Strait Islander soldiers strike to end discrimination in the army during World War Two.
Torres Strait Islanders hold maritime strike against pearling industry, 1936
Torres Strait Islanders refused work in the Native Affairs pearling fleet due to racial discrimination and held a maritime strike in 1936.