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15th December 1851: The Forest Creek Monster Meeting of Australian gold miners protests taxes

  • 15th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Australia, Gold, mining, Protest, Victoria
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Over 14,000 Australian gold miners gathered at Forest Creek in Victoria for a protest known as the Monster Meeting.

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21st October 1966: 144 people killed in the Aberfan disaster

  • 21st October 2019
  • Tagged as: Britain, coal, disaster, mining, Wales
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10-21-144-people-killed-in-the-Aberfan-Disaster.mp3

At 9.15am on the 21st October 1966, 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip above the Welsh village of Aberfan collapsed.

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