All In A Day’s Work
A government informational film about the introduction of mechanised industrial handling equipment after World War Two.
An Era Of Coal
Amateur documentary depicting the workings and operation of the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine.
Australia And Your Future – No.1 Men Wanted
A government informational film aimed at attracting discharged British servicemen to Australia as workers after World War Two.
Bridge Riggers Have Nerves Of Steel – Australian Diary 89
A newsreel showing painters and maintenance workers on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the 1950s.
Coal Mining The Modern Way – Newcastle NSW
A newsreel about mechanised coal mining in Newcastle, New South Wales in the 1950s.
Don’t Be Too Polite Girls
A short documentary about discrimination against working women in Australia from World War Two to the 1970s.
Eight Hour Day At Tamworth 1916
A newsreel of the 1916 Labour Day parade in Tamworth New South Wales.
Motor Car Body Building Is Important Industry – Australian Diary 45
A newsreel showing Australian car manufacturing in the 1950s.
Not Only The Need
A short documentary highlighting the lack of affordable and decent housing in 1950s Australia.
Painters And Dockers Strike
A short documentary about the painters and dockers strike at Sydney's Naval Shipyards.
Pensions For Veterans
A short documentary that charts the Waterside Workers Federation's 1953 campaign to win pensions.
Power From The Snow
A government film about the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme and the building of the Guthega Dam.
Powlett Express Newsreel
Early newsreel footage of union and community events in the Wonthaggi District.
Rail Town
A government film showcasing the railway town of Port Augusta in South Australia in the 1950s.
Rocking the Foundations
A documentary feature that traces the history of New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation and its social activism.
The Change At Groote
A short documentary about the impact of a manganese mine on indigenous workers and community on Groote Eylandt island.
The Coal Miner
A government short documentary about mine mechanisation in New South Wales in the 1950s.
The Commonwealth’s Trans-Australian Railway
A silent film documenting the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway.
The Great Strike (1917)
This is a restored and reconstituted version of a silent documentary about the 1917 Great Strike.
The Hungry Miles
A short documentary that recounts the struggles of Australian waterside workers from the Great Depression to the 1950s.
The New Ipswich
A government film showcasing the industrial city of Ipswich in Queensland during the post war period of the late 1940s.
The Timber Getters
A government film about timber cutters on the New South Wales mid north coast in the 1950s.
Trade Unions Celebrate Historic Occasion – Australian Diary
A newsreel of the 1955 Labour Day parade in Sydney.
Victoria Converts Brown Coal To Power And Light – Australian Diary 14
A newsreel about the Yallourn brown coal mine and power house in Victoria in the 1940s.
Woolloomooloo
A documentary feature about inner city working class residents fighting to save their area from re-development.
WWF Film News No.1
A newsreel shot by the Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit about the 1956 Margins Dispute.