John Dolva Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 The drill has gotten through to the trapped Chilean miners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dolva Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Looks like the miners are going to.be out much earlier than expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Burton Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Sort of beats the stuffing out of Beaconsfield, doesn't it? Helluva tale to tell for those lads. I wonder how many - if any - will ever go back down a mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dolva Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Yeah. I've always been a bit partial to spelunking. It's a very different world. A bit like outer space perhaps. Same tedious saftety, coping regime. I'd say that they would prob be amongst the best miners in the world afa stamina goes once they get out. I can't see why getting back on the horse should be a prob., though, like the survivors of 'El Milagro de los Andes' air crash, they'll have a story to dine out on for the rest of their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dolva Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Union digs deep for Chilean miners Saturday, October 9, 2010 By Steve O’Brien As the rescue of 33 miners trapped 700 metres underground at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, was drawing closer, concerns were being raised about Chilean miners’ rights. After the August 5 cave-in that trapped the workers, mining company San Esteban sacked more than 200 other miners, refusing to pay their wages and entitlements. The miners union in Chile is demanding the government pay the workers’ wages if the company won’t. The NSW Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union backs this call. Together with the Chilean community in Sydney, the CFMEU has initiated an appeal in support of the miners. Already, $50,000 has been raised and sent to Chile. The campaign is also demanding better mine safety in Chile. The CFMEU’s Olive Jinga, who is coordinating the campaign, told Green Left Weekly that San Esteban had a reputation for ignoring safety standards. International media coverage of the disaster has mainly given the impression San Esteban is acting in the best interests of its workers. But it had refused to pay for the rescue effort and is reported to be filing for bankruptcy. A Chilean court froze its $10.23 million in assets to pay for the rescue. Welcoming the Australian support, Chilean miners’ union secretary Javier Castillo Julio said the CFMEU had “always been in the forefront of international solidarity. This assistance is vital to our campaign for better safety and compensation to the miners in the Atacama [Desert in northern Chile]”. A benefit concert in support of the miners will be held on Friday October 29, 6.30pm at the CFMEU offices in Lidcombe, NSW. Special guests include the Cuban band JJ Son con Idalbelis, now currently being toured by the NSW CFMEU. For information or to donate to the CFMEU Miners of Chile Appeal, call Olive on (02) 9749 0414 or email ojinga@nsw.cfmeu.asn.au From GLW issue 856 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Gaal Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) Len Colby to Olympics COLBY // I'm traveling so I'll be brief. // END COLBY Is this good or bad news ?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B72WB86_Zck Edited July 21, 2012 by Steven Gaal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Colby Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 What a bizarre non-sequitur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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