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The Chifleys of Busby Street

A documentary feature about Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley.

Film Topics:

Politics

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyBathurst - NSWBen ChifleyClass struggleCoal miningCommunismCommunist PartyGreat Strike of 1917Miners FederationNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysPoliticsSocialismUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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