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'Strike of 57' is based on the recollections of playwright Dulcie Isaro who is the daughter of striker Willie Thaiday. Dulcie was 14 years of age at the time of the strike.
'Dulcie grew up under 'The Act'. She was a fifteen year old girl in 1957, when her home of Palm Island in North Queensland was disturbed by a strike. On that day, her family's life changed forever, as Dulcie records in words and pictures. Essential reading for Queensland history.' (Source: Black Ink Press website)