Peter Riley<p>James Straiter Day March 1st 1822-2024<br>Midday-1pm <br>at 8 Hour Day Monument cnr Russel &amp; Victoria Streets<br>(Opposite Victorian Trades Hall Lygon St Carlton.)</p><p>James Straiter, a Government servant to HANNIBAL McARTHUR, Esq. was charged with “exciting his master's servants to combine, for the purpose of obliging him to raise their wages and increase their rations.”<br><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2180845" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/art</span><span class="invisible">icle/2180845</span></a></p><p>“Free Labour “ - convicts and ticket of leave men and women. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamesStraiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesStraiter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Masters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Masters</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Servants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Servants</span></a> Act 1828</p>