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English: A bronze bust of Australian trade unionist, activist, writer and miner Jim (James) Comerford (1913-2006) at the Jim Comerford Memorial Wall, Aberdare, New South Wales, Australia. The bust is on a white stone plinth. At the front of the base is a brass plaque with the words "JIM COMERFORD".
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Source https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/31736
Author Barry Howard
Camera location32° 50′ 33.5″ S, 151° 22′ 20.03″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Howard, Barry, Bust of Jim Comerford, 1913-2006, at the memorial service at the Jim Comerford Miners Memorial Wall, Aberdare, NSW, 9 September 2012 (2006), [OL_BH_Miners_Memorial_20110909_008]. Living Histories, accessed 13/03/2023, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/31736

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Description This photograph was taken on 9 September 2012 by Barry Howard at the annual memorial service at the Jim Comerford Miners Memorial Wall in Aberdare. The service was attended by many dignitaries and families of miners killed in the industry.

This photograph is from the collection of Barry Howard, who was an electrician at local coal mines such as Hebburn No. 2 and Northern (Rhondda) Colliery, and at Saxonvale Colliery, further up the Hunter Valley. Mr Howard has very kindly permitted us to to publish these photographs on this website for the benefit of researchers and for those who served in the mines and their families.

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Subject Jim Comerford Jim Comerford Miners Memorial Wall Aberdare (N.S.W.) Coal mines and mining -- New South Wales -- Hunter River Region

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The bust of Jim (James) Comerford (1913-2006) at the Miners Memorial Wall, Aberdare, New South Wales, Australia

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