Film Key Cast: Digger Murphy

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Digger Goes To Parliament

A short documentary in which Digger Murphy recounts how his grandfather Charles Kilpatrick participated in the 'Suicide Squad' to abolish Queensland's Upper House of Parliament in 1921.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalPoliticsUnions

Film Tags:

Abolishment of Legislative Council, QueenslandBlood on the CoalCharles KilpatrickClass struggleClass warCoal baronsCoal miningDigger MurphyFamilyImmigrantsIpswichIpswich coal fieldsJo-Ann MillerMiners FederationMiningPoliticsPovertyQueenslandQueensland Suicide SquadScotlandSocialismUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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