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Source A: A cartoon entitled 'The Hungry Mines'
over
n from the
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s were com
8: An extract describing compound life by J and R Simons, 1963
compound was an enclosure surrounded by a high corrugated iron fence and
ad by wire netting. The men lived twenty to a room in huts or iron cabins
against the fence. They went to work along a tunnel, bought food and clothing
all within the compound.
The company's stores and received free medical treatment but no wage during
Study Source A.
of resist
boycotted
How has the mine been portrayed in this cartoon?
What is the message of the cartoon? Use evidence from
(1.22)
the cartoon to support your answer
Explain whether this is an accurate representa
1*30)
mining industry at that time.
Source B.
do you think the compound was surround
and covered by wire netting?
rds, describe the conditions in the
labour
actices in South Africa today difer
described the extract
how has the mine been portrayed in this cartoon?
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