Whirlwind of Change
- Episode aired Oct 24, 1982
- 30m
Professor Blainey looks at how the image of the miner has changed from hero to often villain in the Australian consciousness. In the days of the gold digger and small prospector, the miner w... Read allProfessor Blainey looks at how the image of the miner has changed from hero to often villain in the Australian consciousness. In the days of the gold digger and small prospector, the miner was seen as a tamer of the wilderness. But now mining has become big business and our chang... Read allProfessor Blainey looks at how the image of the miner has changed from hero to often villain in the Australian consciousness. In the days of the gold digger and small prospector, the miner was seen as a tamer of the wilderness. But now mining has become big business and our changing attitudes to the environment and foreign ownership of resources have prompted a much m... Read all