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The Battle For Rothbury – Part Two
Season 7 · Episode 16

The Battle For Rothbury – Part Two

Forgotten Australia · Michael Adams

January 17, 202458m 10s

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After police opened fire on miners at Rothbury on 16 December 1929, killing one man and seriously wounding several more, the battle for the hearts and minds of the Australian public began in the NSW and federal parliaments and in the conservative and leftist newspapers. We delve into the recriminations, accusations, and basher-gang reign of terror that followed the Rothbury shootings — and explore the fates of the miners, the politicians and the enigmatic coal baron John Brown.


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