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49 National Coal Strike

Further exploration of the 1949 National Coal Strike from a Queensland perspective.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalPoliticsUnions

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeAustraliaBen ChifleyBlood on the CoalChifley Labor GovernmentClass struggleClass warCoal miningDigger MurphyIpswich coal fieldsMiners FederationMiningPoliticsPovertyQueenslandStrike orgainsationStrikesUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Back To Mulligan

A former resident travels back to Mt Mulligan in Far North Queensland with his daughters.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalMining - DisastersUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaBlood on the CoalCoal miningFamilyHousingLiving conditionsMine accidentsMiners FederationMiningMount MulliganMount Mulligan DisasterPovertyQueenslandUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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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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Collinsville Staydown Strike

Extended first hand account of Collinsville Staydown Strike of 1952.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

1952 Collinsville Staydown StrikeBlood on the CoalClass struggleCoal miningFamilyMiners FederationMiningQueenslandStrike orgainsationStrikesUnionsWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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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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Ipswich Coal Barons

A micro film about the coal barons on Queensland's Ipswich coalfields.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalPoliticsUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaBlackstoneBlood on the CoalClass struggleClass warCoal baronsCoal miningDigger MurphyIpswich coal fieldsLewis Thomas, Coal KingMiners FederationMiningPoliticsPovertyQueenslandUnionsWorking classWright Family at Tivoli

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Kianga Disaster

A short documentary further exploring the 1975 Kianga mine disaster.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalMining - DisastersUnions

Film Tags:

1975 Kianga DisasterAustraliaBlood on the CoalCoal miningDigger MurphyHealth & safetyMine accidentsMine explosionsMiners FederationMiningQueenslandUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Strike Support

Extended first hand account of Queensland coal miner strike support and organisation.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

Blood on the CoalClass struggleCoal miningFamilyMiners FederationMiningQueenslandStrike orgainsationStrikesUnionsWomenWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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The Union

Extended first hand accounts about Queensland coal miner union solidarity.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

Blood on the CoalClass struggleCoal miningFamilyMiners FederationMiningQueenslandStrike orgainsationStrikesUnionsWomenWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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The Women

One of the first women to work on the Queensland coalfields recounts her battle to win maternity leave.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnionsWomen

Film Tags:

Blood on the CoalClass struggleCoal miningFamilyMaternity leaveMiners FederationMiningQueenslandUnionsWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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