Series 14: Tribune photographs including demonstrations and strikes by coalminers, and mining union activities, ca. 1970-1987

PXA 593/vol. 10

series

ca. 1970-1987

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Photographs

52998

72 photographs - gelatin silver
1 item of textual material - printed

Comprises 72 photographs including demonstrations and strikes by coalminers, and mining union activities, Australia, ca. 1970-1987. Also contains a research report on the Kemira stay in strike, 1982.

1. Miners, Syd 17/2/70
2. Miners preparing to take over. [?] Thompson, B. Burns, R. Forbes, A. Brody, R. Condron[?], South Clifton Colliery, 8/5/72, see Tribune 9-15/5/72
3. Miners at Nebo collery, Port Kembla, 23/2/72
4. Early morning meeting of miners & supporters at Sth Clifton Colliery re the miners taking over the colliery, N.S.W., Sth Clifton Colliery 8/5/72
5. WA [rally], June ‘79
6. At the time of miners take-over, South Clifton Colliery 8/5/72, see Tribune 8/5/72
7. Appin [N.S.W.] July ‘79
8. Section of Nebo Mine, Sth Coast, May 1980 / O Strewe
9. Faye Wilmot and Denise McKean, President and Secretary of the Combined Mining Unions Women’s Auxiliary, Blackwater section talked with Maria Linklater about women’s part in the strike, Trib Sept 17, 1980
10. Sth coast coal mine coming off shift, May 80, (also dated 25-11-87 and T 9/6/87)
11. Coal miners coming off shift [South Coast, N.S.W], May 80, T 24/6/87
12. Coal miners Tax Revolt (Blackwater mass meeting at which the men decided to accept the government’s back-down offer), Sept 1980
13. South Coast Miners, April ‘80
14. John and Linda Moulds...John Moulds, area secretary for the Blackwater area Electrical Trades Union and vice president of the Combined Miners Unions in Blackwater talked to Lee Birmingham, Trib Sep 17, 1980
15. Miners meeting during Lockout, Sth Coast, May 1980
16. Nebo Miners Dispute, May 1980 / O. [Oliver] Strewe
17. Miners meeting after lockout Sth Coast [N.S.W.], May 1980/O. [Oliver] Strewe
18. Ray Barker, Mick Slade, Qld miners tax, Aug 6 1980
19. Sth Coast Miners fight Lockout, May 7, 1980
20. South Coast miners [N.S.W.], April ‘80
21. Nebo Mine Lock Out [N.S.W], May 1980
22. Coalminers rescuing boy from hole, 4 Aug 1981 / W. F. Fortier, Inspector of Police, Gosford
23. Coalminers rescuing boy from hole, 4 Aug 1981 / W. F. Fortier, Inspector of Police, Gosford
24. Coalminers rescuing boy from hole, 4 Aug 1981 / W. F. Fortier, Inspector of Police, Gosford
25. Canberra Protest March of W’gong [Wollongong, N.S.W.] Miners, Oct 26 ‘82
26. Port Kembla [N.S.W.] Stock works 1982
27. W’gong [Wollongong, N.S.W.] ‘Victory March’, after Kemira, Oct ’82
28. Wollongong [N.S.W.] mass meeting during Kemira dispute, Oct ‘82
29. Clutha miners after closure of BP mine, June ‘82
30. W’gong [Wollongong, N.S.W.] re Kemira miners, Oct 82
31. Kemira mine pit head during lock in, Oct ‘82
32. Coal miners at meeting over closure of South Coast Clutha Mines (owned by BP), May 30th ‘82
33. W’gong [Wollongong, N.S.W.], during Kemira stay-in, Nov ‘82
34. Coal Miners outside Joint Coal Board, Sydney 29/9/82
35. Kemira after coming out of mine, Oct ‘82
36. Miners Coal Board rally, Sydney 29/9/82
37. Preston miners occupation march, Gunnedah, May ’83
38. Deput. of miners to Cox re closure of Coalcliff, 8.84
39. Deput. of miners to Cox, Coalcliff closures, 8.84
40. [Rally], Sth Coast, NSW, 84
41. South Coast miners outside State parl’t [Parliament House, Sydney], Jan 24 1984
42. Sth. Coast NSW Can’bra demo, Jan. ‘84
43. South Coast miners outside State parl’t [Parliament House, Sydney], Jan 24 1984
44. [Miners], T 17/12/86
45. South Coast Miners demo, outside State parliament [Sydney], Jan. 24 1984
46. Coalcliff [rally], Sth Coast NSW ‘84
47. Newcastle rally, Dec. 1987
48. Miners at Joint Coal Board, Sydney, June 8, 1987
49. Newcastle rally, Dec. 1987
50. Newcastle rally, Dec. 1987
51. Newcastle rally, Dec. 1987
52. Newcastle rally, Dec. 1987
53. Miners Coal Board Rally, Sydney, 29/9/82
54. Starting second day
55. Banner [South Coast Miners Federation] by Gregor Cullen[?], Redbank Graphics
56. [March]
57. Bill Blanche CMU [Coal Miners Union], Gary Walker, Pres MF, South Clifton Lodge
58. [Wollongong workers demonstration]
59. A.I.S. [Australian Iron & Steel], Port Kembla
60. Starting the 2nd day, Nymbla[?]
61. Ready to go underground on the first shift of the Pelton work-in, Sep 8.
62. Mrs Val King, Vice President of the Central Qld Combined Mining Unions’ Women’s Auxiliary, on left is Channel 2 journalist. At rear members of Ipswich Mining Women’s Auxiliary and others
63. [Miner]
64. Coal loaders (?) Newcastle (BHP)
65. [‘No deregulation’ coal protest]
66. [Banner, South Coast Miners Federation by Gregory Cullen[?], Redbank Graphics, 1970’s?]
67. Starting second day
68. ...Mrs Val King, Vice President, Mining Women’s Auxiliary, opposite her in chair in foreground is reporter from Brisbane T.V. Between them is man wearing dark glasses monitoring sound for interviews. Women in background are from “Miners’ Women’s Auxilliary and other women’s organizations...
69. [Central Qld Combined Mining Unions’ Women’s Auxiliary]
70. [Signage of coalminers tax revolt office]
71. Joyce Critcher, Sec. of Combined Miners Womens’ Auxiliaries
72. [Union meeting]
73. The Kemira Stay in Strike, 14-29 October 1982, Report 16, November 1982 / Wollongong Workers Research Centre [printed]

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Some photographs are reproduced in: ¶Tribune ¶Sydney, N.S.W. : Central Committee of the Communist Party of Australia, 1939-1991.

Most of the photographs are titled and dated on reverse.

Contents list devised by Lisa Chidlow for work placement as part of Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services), Edith Cowan University, September 2013.

Dated from collection.