What the records say
- When
- 23 Sep 1945 – 2 Dec 1949
- Kind
- Strike
- Coordinates
- 25.00° S, 133.00° E
- Description
- maritime strike in Australia relating to Indonesian independence
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Black Armada
Maritime strike in Australia
The Black Armada was a name applied to Dutch merchant and military vessels which were prevented from sailing to the newly proclaimed independent Indonesia from Australian ports due to waterfront strikes or 'black bans' by maritime trade unions from 1945 to 1949.
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