On 16 December 1929, at the Rothbury colliery near Newcastle, thousands of miners protesting against an illegal wage cut were fired on by police with tragic results. But the battle began long before the bullets started flying. For most of that year, these miners had been at the centre of a bitter battle that toppled a federal government, saw the NSW state government use basher gangs of police and resulted in a new Labor prime minister committing an act of political betrayal — all just as the economic after-shocks of the Wall Street Crash were starting to be felt.
**This episode was originally released in December 2019**
Support Forgotten Australia:
Apple - http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia
To send me a question for the David Hunt Book Club episode:
forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com
or
https://www.speakpipe.com/forgottenaustralia
Check out my books:
The Murder Squad
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-murder-squad-michael-adams/book/9781922863836.html
Hanging Ned Kelly
https://www.booktopia.com.au/hanging-ned-kelly-michael-adams/book/9781922992185.html
Australia’s Sweetheart
https://www.booktopia.com.au/australia-s-sweetheart-michael-adams/book/9780733640292.html
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Model & The Murder Case — Part Two
The Model & The Murder Case — Part One
Side Note: Where The Truth Lies
Sole Survivor
Erbie: King of the Ring-Ins
The First To Fight — Part Two
The First To Fight — Part One
Spencer: From Movie Mogul To Murderer — Part Two
Spencer: From Movie Mogul To Murderer — Part One
The Masked Murderer
Australia's First Queens of the Air
In Conversation - I Did Work Experience on Apollo 11
Unfriendly Fire: The Murder Of Cathy Wayne
Murder On The Dance Floor: Part Two
Murder On The Dance Floor: Part One
Australia's Most Vicious Gunman: Part Three
Australia's Most Vicious Gunman: Part Two
Australia's Most Vicious Gunman: Part One
Bonus Episode — Australia's Original Radio Bad Boy
Bonus Episode — America’s Anti-Rambo In Australia
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Lore