The Coal Strike Explained

The Coal Strike
Director:Edward Irham Cole
Setting:Newcastle, Australia
Premiere:29 September 1906
Place:Haymarket Hippodrome, Sydney
Orig Lang:English

The Coal Strike is a 1906 Australian play by Edward Irham Cole and J. L. Le Breton, with "suggestions" from Edward William O'Sullivan. It was called a "political and socialistic drama, depicting the strife between labour and capital."[1] [2]

The play was set in Newcastle, Australia.[3]

The Sydney Morning Herald reported "there was a large audience, who appeared to enjoy the production."[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: BOHEMIAN DRAMATIC COMPANY. . . 21,395 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 October 1906 . 4 April 2024 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: STAGE, SONG, AND SHOW . . 5812 . New South Wales, Australia . 28 September 1906 . 4 April 2024 . 7 (FIRST EDITION) . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: OTHER SHOWS. . . 1080 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 September 1906 . 4 April 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: BOHEMIAN DRAMATIC COMPANY. . . 21,395 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 October 1906 . 4 April 2024 . 3 . National Library of Australia.

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