On the waterfront
Wharf labourers engaged in very physically demanding work in the early 20th century. They were poorly paid, with no job security, were exposed to dangerous substances such as asbestos and were often injured carrying enormous loads during long shifts.
SS Fiona IV discharges bagged raw sugar at CSR's Pyrmont Refinery wharf, Sydney, mid 1930s (photographer: not known) CSR Ltd, 142-3957
Circular Quay, Sydney, circa 1890s. Dalgety Australia Limited, Z153-126
Lumpers at work, Fremantle wharf, early 1900s (photographer not known) Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, Z432-86
Bagged wheat is sampled and checked before being loaded onto SS Himalaya Maru at Darling Harbour, 1927 (photographer: not known) Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, Z248-82
Unloading bagged copra at Lever Brothers' Balmain wharf, Sydney, circa 1939 (photographer: S J Hood, Press Photography, 124 Pitt Street, Sydney Unilever (Australia) Pty Ltd, N163-15-175
Humping bagged flour for the ship's hold, Sydney waterfront, circa 1940 (photographer: not known) Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, Z248-82
Stacking bagged potatoes at No. 35 Wharf, Darling Harbour, circa 1950s (photographer not known) Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, Z248-82
Moving bales of wool, No. 22 Wharf, Pyrmont, circa 1950s(photographer: not known) Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia, Z248-82
Copra handling, Lever Brothers' Balmain wharf, Sydney, 1957 (photographer: S J Hood, Press Photography, 124 Pitt Street, Sydney) Unilever (Australia) Pty Ltd, N163-15-173
