Darwin rebellion
1918 Australian labour unrestThe Darwin rebellion of 17 December 1918 was the culmination of unrest in the Australian Workers' Union which had existed between 1911 and early 1919. Led by Harold Nelson, over 1,000 demonstrators marched on Government House at Liberty Square in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia where they burnt an effigy of the Administrator of the Northern Territory, John Gilruth, and demanded his resignation.
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Unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory, Australia
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Parliament House of the Northern Territory, Australia
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Former hill in Darwin, Australia
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Park in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia