Tom Edwards funeral procession with horse-drawn hearse, Fremantle, 9 May 1919

Tom Edwards was struck on the head by a police baton after going to assist Fremantle Lumpers President, William Renton, in the Fremantle Wharf riot of 4 May 1919. Edwards died as a result of his wounds and thousands attended his funeral at Fremantle on 9 May 1919.

Organisation

Curtin University

Resource

John Curtin Prime Ministerial Library

Type

Photograph

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