URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85128067
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85128067#concept
Variants
- Dock hands
- Dockers
- Dockhands
- Dockworkers
- Longshore workers
- Longshoremen
- Shore porters
- Waterfront workers
- Waterside workers
- Wharf labourers
- Wharfies
- Wharfys
Broader Terms
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Broader Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Longshoremen
Sources
- found: Mitchell, W. Wharf labourers ... 1973.
- found: Griffiths, B. Wharfies : a celebration of 100 years on the Fremantle waterfront 1889-1989.
- found: Seamen & dockers' bulletin. Fremantle, W.A., 1968.
- found: Macq. dict.(All terms are listed, with Wharfy an alternative spelling for Wharfies, the colloquial form of Wharf labourers.)
- found: Am. heritage dict.(dockworker: a dockhand, a longshoreman)
LC Classification
- HD8039.L8-HD8309.L82
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Scheme Membership(s)
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Change Notes
- 2002-10-07: new
- 2010-05-12: revised
Alternate Formats
