 Police were mobilised against them.The most famous incident during the strike was the burning and sinking of the steamer "Rodney", which was transporting non-union labour up the Darling River.When the boat was moored in a swamp above Pooncarie, a few miles above the Moorara shearing shed, unionists boarded, took control, offloaded all passengers, then soaked the hold in kerosene and set it alight.