Eight Hour Day Monument

Distinctive monument is eye-catching.

In 1854, stonemasons working at the University of Melbourne site downed tools. They marched into the city, demanding an 8-hour workday. Their demands were met, and the 8-hour workday spread around Aus...

Workers monument...

We are lovers of all things statues/monuments and sculptures, as they tell you a-lot about a city. This monument is dedicated to the stone mason workers that won the right to an 8 hour day in 1856.

Of niche interest.

A small monument in honor of the eight hour working day. Perhaps not the sort of thing that makes the headlines nowadays. And this monument isn't exactly going to blow you way with style, size or ove...

Monument salutes industrial advance

In the 19th century, long days of arduous toil were universal. In April 1856, stone masons working on the University of Melbourne site downed tools, demanding an eight-hour day -- eight hours work, ei...

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We fight for what we believe in... it's hard to believe the injustices that went before us .... and it took rare individuals to fight for their beliefs. The Eight Hours League campaigned for an eight ...