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Beneath Black Skies

A documentary that recounts the history of coal mining in the Illawarra region of southern NSW.

Film Topics:

Mining - Coal

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeAppin mine disaster 1979Australian Labor PartyBattle of BulliBen ChifleyBlack lung diseaseBulli mine disaster 1887Class struggleClass warCoal baronsCoal miningCommunismCommunist PartyConvict minersDepressionsIllawarraMine explosionsMiners FederationMt Kembla disaster 1902SocialismStrikesUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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