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Mining & the mines, 1982

43 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 3

Mining unions gearing up to fight 4-day week

Tribune · Wednesday 24 November 1982 · page 4

SYDNEY: Coalmining unions throughout Australia are gearing up to fight an attempt to introduce a four-day week into their industry…

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Ordinary strike not the answer Kevin Donohoe is the president of the Miners Federation Lodge at Kemira Colliery. He led the stay-in underground, and kept the men's spirits up the full 16 days of the strike. Here, he talks to Sally Bowen

Tribune · Wednesday 24 November 1982 · page 9

How did the idea get started to have a stay-in at Kemira? Were there joint discussions with the Nebo miners? No, it started with the Kemira…

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Kemira: miners tell their own story

Tribune · Wednesday 15 December 1982 · page 16

The Kemira Stay-in Strike, published by the Wollongong Workers' Research Centre (Report No. 16). $2.00…

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