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Blood On The Coal

A feature length documentary charting the history and contemporary challenges for mineworkers on the Queensland coalfields.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal Strike1952 Collinsville Staydown Strike1954 Collinsville Gas Outburst1972 Box Flat Disaster1975 Kianga Disaster1986 Moura Disaster1994 Moura Disaster2012 BHP DisputeAutomationBen ChifleyBlackwaterBlair Athol DisputeClass struggleClass warCoal baronsCoal miningCold WarCollinsvilleCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipDepressionsDigger MurphyFamilyFIFOGasGordonstone DisputeHealth & safetyHousing Tax RevoltImmigrantsIpswichIpswich coal fieldsJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentMachanizationMateshipMine accidentsMine explosionsMiners FederationMiners Memorial Day Service CollinsvilleMiningMount Mulligan DisasterPoliticsPovertyQueenslandSocialismStrike orgainsationStrikesUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relationsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Last Stand At Nymboida

A documentary about the Nymboida coal mine rebellion in northern News South Wales in 1975.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

Australian ParliamentBarack ObamaClass struggleCoal miningComradeshipEducationEntitlementsFamilyGasGraftonGroup Bravery CitationHealth & safetyHunter ValleyIan CarterJohn TappLong service leaveLongwall miningMateshipMine accidentsMine explosionsMiners FederationMines RescueMineworkers TrustMiningNeil McLennanNew South WalesNymboidaNymboida CollieryNymboida mine disaster 1976Nymboida rebellionPete ThomasPoliticsPovertyProfessor Tom KochanPublic HealthSick paySocialismStrike orgainsationStrikesTrevor McLennanUnemploymentUnfair dismissalUnionsUnited CollieriesWagesWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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Last Stand At Nymboida – Recreations

Raw footage of underground recreations for the documentary Last Stand At Nymboida.

Film Topics:

Mining - Coal

Film Tags:

Coal miningHealth & safetyLast Stand At NymboidaMateshipMineworkers TrustMiningState Coal MineUnionsWonthaggiWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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Last Stand At Nymboida – United Collieries

Contemporary underground footage of coal mining at United Collieries in the Hunter Valley.

Film Topics:

Mining - Coal

Film Tags:

Coal miningGasHealth & safetyHunter ValleyLast Stand At NymboidaLongwall miningMine explosionsMiners FederationMineworkers TrustMiningNew South WalesNymboidaNymboida CollieryNymboida rebellionUnionsUnited CollieriesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Archival footage
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