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The Great White “Buy Australian” Train

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 29, 2020
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing History Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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"Buy Australian" movements are nothing new. They’ve been around as long as Australia has had any sort of industry to protect. But there have seldom been any efforts of the…

The Rothbury Colliery “riot” of 1929

Post author:Greg Ray
Post published:February 2, 2020
Post category:Greg Ray's Writing History Miscellaneous
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IT was December 16, 1929. Christmas was just around the corner, but it wasn’t shaping up to be a merry one for many residents of the Hunter Valley Coalfields of…

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