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Summary

This is a short account of the importance of union and community solidarity on the Queensland coalfields.

Special Notes/Achievement

Released as bonus material for DVD and online distribution, this short film is one of nine micro documentaries constructed from unused material collected for the feature documentary Blood On The Coal (2015).

Author: J Bird, 2023

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

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Blood on the CoalClass struggleCoal miningFamilyMiners FederationMiningQueenslandStrike orgainsationStrikesUnionsWomenWorking class

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Documentary - Short

Duration: 2 mins 20 secs

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Film Producer: Xanon Murphy, Sofia Madden,

Film Writer: Jeff Bird, Paddy Gorman,

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Film Executive Producer: Paddy Gorman, Piers Grove,

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Film Sound Recordist: Ben Cunningham, John Roy,

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