On October 23, 1916, Tamworth celebrated what still stands today as one of the most significant events for workers - the advent of the eight-hour working day.

Undeterred by rain and blustering winds, hundreds lined Peel Street for Tamworth's annual 8-hour day procession.

In the push to allow workers to work an eight-hour day without loss of pay, marches had been held since before the turn of the century.

The 1916 one was especially significant with the NSW government passing the Eight Hours Act in April that year.

The procession also commemorated the war effort and was attended by NSW Governor, Sir George Strickland

The footage captured by local cinema managers, Henry Ison and Rose Thompson, is just a taste of the treasures to be discovered at the Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Arch

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