Film Tag: 1937 Wonthaggi Disaster

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Black Gold, Kindred Spirits

A documentary about the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine in Victoria, from its inception in 1908 to its closure in 1969.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

1934 Wonthaggi strike1937 Wonthaggi Disaster1949 National Coal StrikeBen ChifleyBlack Gold Kindred SpiritsBritish coal minersClass struggleClass warCoal miningCold WarCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipDepressionsFamilyGasHealth & safetyImmigrantsKirrakMateshipMine explosionsMiners FederationMiningNew South WalesPoliticsPovertyRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistoryRailways - EmployeesRobert MenziesSocialismState Coal MineStrike orgainsationStrikesUnemploymentUnionsVictoriaVictorian railwaysWagesWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWonthaggiWonthaggi Miners UnionWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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