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<p>The image shows horse drawn drays laden with bags of grain waiting to be loaded onto ships tied up at Birkenhead Wharf in March 1917. 
A brief strike by casual wheat stackers had delayed loading for several days the previous month (Register, 8 February 1917, p7). The work was dangerous and accidents occurred at times (e.g. Daily Herald, 20 February 1917, p3). 
There is a similar image from a different angle at SLSA BPRG280/1/12/187.
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(Microfiche incorrectly states Ref. 395 and the date as August./The negatives are dated 8-3-1917, not August. The glass plate negatives are in Box 393, not 395. (G Brooks))</div>
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State Government Photographer</div>
The History Trust of South Australian,  South Australian Government <br> Photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/media/preview/2624?maxsize=1000">[1]</a> <br> Object record <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/getitem/2624">[2]</a>