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Ford was born in 1863, yet the lede states, "Ford was born in a farmhouse in Springwells Township, Michigan, and left home at the age of 16 to find work in Detroit. It was a few years before this time that Ford first experienced automobiles," which means he experienced them "a few years before" 1879, despite the fact that they weren't invented by Carl Benz until 1886. Something is clearly wrong. I'm not sure if it's a remnant from a previous edit, perhaps when "a few years before this time" referred to another time, but whatever it is, it needs to be fixed? FillsHerTease (talk) 10:15, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

this page is misleading an inaccurate ... Please rectify.

Can Somebody please correct the lies & propaganda on this the Henry ford wiki page please ...

Fist up Ford did not create the 8 hour work day as this page incorrectly claims as

This page is inaccurate, fine line between inaccuracy & misinformation.

The following paragraph is just wrong & misleading as Henry ford did not invent the 8 hour work day / 48 hour week. Ford also introduced a new, reduced workweek in 1926. The decision was made in 1922, when Ford and Crowther described it as six 8-hour days, giving a 48-hour week, but in 1926 it was announced as five 8-hour days, giving a 40-hour week. The program apparently started with Saturday being designated a workday, before becoming a day off sometime later. On May 1, 1926, the Ford Motor Company's factory workers switched to a five-day, 40-hour workweek, with the company's office workers making the transition the following August.'

Australia was the first country in the world to give workers an 8hR work day & the 48hr work week. ( 8 hrs work, 8 hours rest, hours play ) Australia introduced the 8 hr day & the 48hr week on 1 September 1873

8Hour Days & a 48-Hour Week

By Alison Painter

1 September 1873 48-Hour Week

On 1 September 1873 450 employees and 50 employers came together at a banquet to celebrate the first 48 hour week. This had been achieved through the efforts of building trade workers who had appointed a committee to work on an agreement acceptable to the industry. The first firm approached was one of the largest contracting firms in the city and after negotiations the agreement was signed. At the dinner, held in Whites Rooms, Sir Henry Ayers gave an address in which he said in part: The improvement in steam and water power ought to benefit the working classes and shorten their hours of toil. Thus they would be able to improve their minds and raise themselves socially and increase their political power. Labor began to be heard in parliament when in 1893 ten of its nominees were elected to the House of Assembly and it was then that the principle of an eight-hour day received legislative sanction. The celebration of this achievement is carried on with Labor Day holiday and parade. The 40-hour week was sanctioned in 1948. ‘How Labor Day was born’, The News, 11 October 1938, Newspaper Cuttings Book, Volume 2, p.124.

How Australia's world-first 8 hour day was achieved - ABC listen https://discoversouthaustraliashistory.org.au/chronology/september/1-september-1873-48-hour-week.shtml

The Origins of the Eight Hour Day | HACSU Tasmania https://www.hacsu.org.au/HACSU/Everything_Else/Workplace_Issues___Information/the-origins-of-the-eight-hour-day/HACSU/Content/Workplace_Issues___Information/the-origins-of-the-eight-hour-day.aspx?hkey=a21502ae-d662-49a4-949c-50648093b0ab

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https://atui.org.au/2021/04/21/1856-the-eight-hour-day-strike/

i just think Wikipedia does a lot of good allowing people to fill its pages with lies & propaganda does nothing but undermine Wikipedia as a legitimate source for accurate information.

Also can somebody please add this link to better reflect the fact Ford did not invent the Ute/utility/Truck it was Australia, And an Australian/'s

How the utility vehicle, once dismissed by Henry Ford as a 'kangaroo chaser', became an Australian classic By Tim Lee

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-27/great-australian-ute-story-of-utility-vehicle-s-birth/100855458

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Ford celebrates Aussie ute’s 80th anniversary as the pioneer of the company’s global truck leadership ( 2014 )

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2014/02/25/ford-celebrates-aussie-ute-s-80th-anniversary.html

Cheers. 114.30.110.77 (talk) 03:40, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

That’s good information. Thank you. NW Cracker (talk) 07:58, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

@NW Cracker Where do you find these claims in the article? I can't. Doug Weller talk 10:29, 3 July 2025 (UTC)

The Australian 48-hour week was not universal; it was specifically targeted only at female workers and children in larger factories with10 or more employees. Adult men were not covered. By 1874 it was reported that the Act was ineffective in what it tried to cover. In October 1874 a long article in the Argus entitled ‘The Factories of Melbourne’, stated: ‘many manufactories in Melbourne were neglecting to comply with the regulations’, citing overcrowded workrooms, poor ventilation, insanitary facilities, and long hours worked by young children. see online historical account Rjensen (talk) 10:43, 3 July 2025 (UTC)