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Infamous Victory – Ben Chifley’s Battle For Coal

A dramatised documentary about the 1949 National Coal Strike from the perspective of Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley.

Film Topics:

Mining - Coal

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeArthur CalwellAustralian Labor PartyBen ChifleyClass struggleClass warCoal miningCommunismCommunist PartyDoc EvattEdgar RossMiners FederationSocialismUnionsWagesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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