The Broken Hill miners' strike of 1919–20 was fought over safety conditions in the mines and eventually resulted in the

Holman ministry (1916–1920) The Holman ministry (19161920), also known as the Second Holman ministry or Holman Nationalist ministry was the 36th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 19th Premier, William Holman. Holman was elected to the New Sou ...

setting up a royal commission into the mining industry at

Broken Hill Broken Hill is an inland mining city in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia. It is near the border with South Australia on the crossing of the Barrier Highway (A32) and the Silver City Highway (B79), in the Barrier Range. It is ...

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