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African Mine Workers Strike

1946 African Mineworkers Strike
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Mar 21, 2011

1946 African Mineworkers Strike

"Two hundred thousand subterranean heroes who, by day and by night, for a mere pittance lay down their lives to the fami...

Truck Filled with ore
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Mar 28, 2011

Truck Filled with ore

Truck filled with ore makes its way three or four metres up the shaft

Start of the gold rush in South Africa
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Mar 28, 2011

Start of the gold rush in South Africa

Start of the gold rush in South Africa

Miners waiting for their wages
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Mar 28, 2011

Miners waiting for their wages

Miners waiting for their wages

Gold miners
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Mar 28, 2011

Gold miners

Gold miners

Communist leaders on trial
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Mar 28, 2011

Communist leaders on trial

Communist leaders on trial left to right: Lucas Phillips; Fred Carneson; Moses Kotane; Ike Horvitch and Bill Andrews

A massive group of labourers
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Mar 28, 2011

A massive group of labourers

A massive group of labourers

 A mining shaft
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Mar 28, 2011

A mining shaft

 A mining shaft, the start of the gold rush in South Africa