This graph shows how many people were employed in the Australian mining industry.

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graph illustrates the

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of employees (in thousands) in the Australian mining industry from 1900 to 1990.

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, over the century, there was a downward trend in the

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of workers in the Australian mines. Interestingly, a peak was observed in 1950. In 1900, around 58

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miners were employed by the industry,

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figure gradually declined over the next four decades reaching about 30

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workers by 1940. Analysing the graph

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, it is clearly seen that there was a sharp increase in the

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of employees peaking at approximately 60

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members in 1950.

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,

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was

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followed by a dramatic fall in the

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of miners by the next forty years

finally

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settling at just over 10

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labourers.