Green bans people 1971-75

Historical information about many of the key individuals and groups involved in the "green bans" by Australian construction workers in the early 1970s.

Taken from http://greenbans.net.au/green-bans-people-1971-75

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Green Bans People 1971.pdf (1.25 MB)

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The Kelly's Bush green ban, 1971

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List of green bans, 1971-1974

A list and map of green bans in New South Wales from 1971, compiled in June 1974. Green bans were refusals of construction workers to work on…

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Paper by Mark A Haskell on the boycotts by Australian construction workers of environmentally destructive projects in the 1970s.

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