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Eight Hour Day 150th anniversary rally
A rally held to re-enact the action taken by stonemasons in 1856 ends at the Victorian Parliament. The golden eights are held by Eight Hour Day Committee Chair, Martin Kingham, stonemason Angela Castella, and Victorian Trades Hall Council Secretary Brian Boyd. The procession was met at Parliament House by Victorian Industrial Relations Minister Rob Hulls and ACTU Secretary Greg Combet.
Photo: John Kelly, courtesy of Victorian Trades Hall Council.