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Author Reading – Coal Town

Live Author reading of Coal Town -

Coal Town is the story of the glorious rise and fall of an Australian mining community.

It is a tale of hardship and danger, accidents and disasters – strikes, riots, the suffocating and sometimes dangerous power of unions. At the same time, it is a chronicle of colonial Australia’s working-class march forward.

In Coal Town, the pub took the place of church. Gambling, fighting, and drinking were as natural as breathing, mateship stronger than marriage. Women held little sway – their responsibilities limited to feeding a hungry miner, breeding and nurturing children, catching fallen pride.

And yet Coal Town was given the almost overwhelming responsibility of powering a new nation into a bright future.

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Event Date: 2 November, 10.30am - 11.30am

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Event Type: In Person

Cost: Free

Location: Cessnock City Library

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