Believe it or not this is a photographic montage, which has been painted over. Only the heads of the two subjects have been left uncoloured. The event referred to was the Transport Strike of 1917 and the secretary for mines and treasurer, John C.L. Fitzpatrick was forced to use legislation to defeat the strike, as it was wartime. Format: Photograph Notes: Find more detailed information about this photograph: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=886792 Search for more great images in the State Library's collections: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales www.sl.nsw.gov.au