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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 Strike Arthur Calwell Australian Labor Party Ben Chifley Class struggle Class war Coal mining Communism Communist Party Doc Evatt Edgar Ross Miners Federation Socialism Unions Wages Working class Working conditions

Film Type:

Documentary

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