8 June 1861: Queensland miners strike

On this day, 8 June 1861, eight coalminers working in the Redbank mine in Queensland, Australia, went on strike demanding an extra shilling per ton in pay. The

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7 June 1948: Nauru miners strike

On this day, 7 June 1948 Chinese indentured phosphate miners on Nauru protested when a ship came to take them back to China, but they demanded part of their pay

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6 June 1988: South Africa general strike

On this day, 6 June 1988, a general strike was declared in South Africa by Black unions and anti-apartheid groups. Up to three million took part in the stoppage

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Starlite Occident Marbella hará brillar este verano a Deep Purple el 9 de julio

La mítica banda británica de hard rock aterriza por primera vez en la cantera. Con más de 100 millones de discos vendidos, harán sonar clásicos eternos como “Smoke on the Water”.

https://collectorseriesdiy.blogspot.com/2026/06/deep-purple-el-9-de-julio-descargara-en.html

#Hard-rock #Blues-rock #Proto-metal
#heavy-metal #rock-progresivo
#Rock-psicodélico #press #culture #rock #rockandroll #gigs #tours #lives #deeppurple

5 June 2001: Harehills riot

On this day, 5 June 2001, rioting broke out in the Harehills area of Leeds in response to a heavy-handed police search on an Asian man who had been wrongfully a

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The #Trump admin is dismantling an #ocean monitoring system in the #Pacific & #Atlantic Oceans. It tracks the #AMOC current that is critical to global #weather and is in danger of collapse due to #ClimateChange.

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/trump-ooi-amoc

AMOC collapse will have a catastrophic impact on countless #lives and precious #ecosystem. This #sabotage is intended to blind the world to the unfolding #tragedy. This is how far the #oligarchs are willing to go in pursuit of endless #profits.

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4 June 2003: Faroe islands strikers win

On this day, 4 June 2003 after five weeks of strike action, workers in the Faroe Islands won a pay increase of 9% over the next two years, as well as other impr

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3 June 1977: Bhilai massacre

On this day, 3 June 1977, police in India opened fire on a workers' demonstration, killing 12. Thousands of workers from the Bhilai Steel plant and mines had be

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2 June 1975: St Nizier church occupation

On this day, 2 June 1975, 100 sex workers occupied the church of Saint Nizier, Lyon, refusing to leave unless their convictions for soliciting were rescinded. T

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