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Curtin University Library > Records

William Renton, President of the Fremantle Lumpers Union, on horseback in the funeral procession of Tom Edwards, Fremantle, 9 May 1919.

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McCallum, Alexander.

1919

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Alexander McCallum collection

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Tom Edwards was struck on the head by a police baton after going to assist Fremantle Lumpers President, William Renton, in the Fremantle Wharf riot of 4 May 1919. Edwards died as a result of his wounds and thousands attended his funeral at Fremantle on 9 May 1919.

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