Journal article
Protecting labour. Carrie Hall and the master and servant act
Papers in Labour History, (6), pp.41-53
1990
Abstract
On 21 April 1891, a domestic servant named Carrie Hall appeared before two Perth magistrates charged under the Master and Servants Act with deserting her master's service. Her 'master' or employer was Richard Septimus Haynes - lawyer, Perth City Councillor, political radical and co-founder with John Horgan of Western Australia's Eight Hours Association} Haynes had taken Hall and a fellow servant, Kate Brown, before the Perth Police Court on similar charges; but whereas Kate Brown was discharged with a caution, Hall received a fine or one month in Fremantle Gaol in default. The wages which Haynes had offered Hall were
Details
- Title
- Protecting labour. Carrie Hall and the master and servant act
- Authors/Creators
- J. Gothard (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Papers in Labour History, (6), pp.41-53
- Publisher
- Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991005543664507891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://labourhistoryperth.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/papers-in-labour-history-no-6_wa.pdf
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