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Womens Brigade of Broken Hill

39m · Warm Red Earth · 11 Jun 22:49

From 1889 to 1920 Broken Hill saw four major strikes that ended up shaping not only the mining industry, but saw a complete overhaul in worker's rights across the country.

And right in the middle of all that was bunch of union women armed with broomsticks.

Songs: Folk Round, Master of the Feast, Celtic Impulse, Pippin the Hunchback, Skye Cullin -- by Kevin MacLeod --incompetech.filmmusic.io/search/

Bread and Roses -- Judy Collins

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