90 Percent Men
An historical documentary that tells the story of the workers who built and operated the Australian railway network.
A Union Of People: The Changes, The Challenges
A corporate video about workplace reform, enterprise bargaining and workplace deregulation.
ACTU Campaign Ads 2005
Television campaign ads highlighting the threat of Work Choices legislation to ordinary workers.
An Era Of Coal
Amateur documentary depicting the workings and operation of the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine.
Backs To The Blast
A documentary about the devastating impact of uranium mining, processing and nuclear bomb testing in South Australia in the 1950s.
Bread and Dripping
A short documentary in which four working class women recount the hardships they endured during the Depression years.
Coal Dust, The Invisible Killer
A short documentary highlighting the dangers of dust to the health of mine workers.
Deep Bells Ringing – The Life And Songs Of Paul Robeson
A documentary recounting American bass baritone artist and political activist Paul Robeson's visit to the construction site of the Sydney Opera House.
For Love or Money
A documentary feature that charts the history of Australian women in the workplace and their struggles.
Friends and Enemies
Feature length documentary about the South East Electricity Board strike of 1985.
Gloria
A short documentary about Uruguayan women fighting for the release for political prisoners in Latin America.
Gough Whitlam – In His Own Words
A feature documentary about Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
How The West Was Lost
A feature documentary about the 1946 Aboriginal pastoral strike in Western Australia.
In Working Memory
A compilation of footage depicting underground mining, railways and locomotive manufacturing in Australia.
Interview With Jack O’Shea
Interview footage with a miner about industrial turmoil on the NSW coalfields.
Interview With Jason Travis
Interview footage with a miner about the dangers of individual contracts.
Interview With Malcolm and Bernie Peters
Interview footage about the Federal Government fining strikers.
Kemira – Diary Of A Strike
A documentary about the 1982 Kemira Colliery strike in Wollongong New South Wales.
Labour Council End Of Year Video 2005
Promotional video highlighting the Labour Council of NSW's campaign against Howard Government's workplace laws.
Lockout
A documentary about the violent Rothbury Lockout on the Northern District coalfields of NSW in 1929-30.
Longwall Mining At Invincible Colliery
A short documentary demonstrating longwall mining at Invincible Colliery.
Neville Bonner: Australian Biography
An extended reflective interview with Liberal Party Senator Neville Bonner, Australia's first Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament.
Not Only The Need
A short documentary highlighting the lack of affordable and decent housing in 1950s Australia.
Open Cut Safety, Induction Training
A short documentary concerning open cut coal mine safety for new workers.
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.
Powlett Express Newsreel
Early newsreel footage of union and community events in the Wonthaggi District.
Queensland
A narrative film about two working class characters attempting to escape 1970s Melbourne for sunshine and hope in Queensland.
Red Matildas
Three Australian women recount how the hardships of the Depression forged their politics and inspired them to fight for social justice.
Rocking the Foundations
A documentary feature that traces the history of New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation and its social activism.
Sugar Slaves
A documentary about pacific islanders kidnapped or forced to work on Queensland's sugar cane fields.
The Hungry Miles
A short documentary that recounts the struggles of Australian waterside workers from the Great Depression to the 1950s.
The Legend of Fred Paterson
A documentary about Fred Paterson, the only communist ever elected to an Australian parliament.
Time, Place and Circumstances – The Brian Miller Story
A tribute video to construction worker and unionist Brian Miller.
Tough Men Tough Times – Stories From The Great Depression
A short documentary about the Depression and the struggles of the working class.
United Services Union Sponsorship 2005 – Newcastle Knights
A promotional video on the United Services Union's sponsorship of the Newcastle Knights.
View From Below
A short documentary introducing new coal miners to underground work and safety measures.
Waterloo
A documentary about the battle to save an inner city working class area in Sydney from high rise development.
Wharfies
A documenting charting the history of the Waterside Workers Federation from 1902 to the 1980s.
When The Dust Settles
A documentary about the risks of open cut uranium mining to workers and communities.
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.