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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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Amongst Equals

Feature length documentary tracing the history of the Australian trade union movement.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWorking ConditionsWorkplace Relations

Film Tags:

1892 economic bust1949 National Coal Strike1966 Gurindji Strike1986 Robe River dispute8 hour dayAccordAnti-strike legislationAsbestos miningAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyAutomationBob HawkeBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansClarrie O’SheaCoal miningCommunismConscriptionDalfram Dispute of 1938DepressionsEdna RyanEqual pay for womenGold rushGreat Strike of 1917Health & safetyJack MundeyJim ComerfordJoh Bjelke-PetersenMulticulturalismPort Kembla steel workersPovertyRiverland Cannery campaignRobert MenziesRothbury LockoutShearers Strike of 1891TailoressesUnionsVietnam WarWaterside Workers FederationWave Hill Walk-OffWhitlam Labor GovernmentWomenWorking classWorking conditionsZelda D’Prano

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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An Australian Merchant Seaman’s Story In His Own Words – Billy Jones

On camera oral history featuring Australia's unionized merchant seamen.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeBilly JonesForeign competitionMaritimeMerchant seamenSeaman's UnionStrikesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

InterviewOn Camera Oral History
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Beneath Black Skies

A documentary that recounts the history of coal mining in the Illawarra region of southern NSW.

Film Topics:

Mining - Coal

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeAppin mine disaster 1979Australian Labor PartyBattle of BulliBen ChifleyBlack lung diseaseBulli mine disaster 1887Class struggleClass warCoal baronsCoal miningCommunismCommunist PartyConvict minersDepressionsIllawarraMine explosionsMiners FederationMt Kembla disaster 1902SocialismStrikesUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Black Gold Kindred Spirits Additional Interviews

Additional interviews about the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine from Black Gold Kindred Spirits.

Film Topics:

Mining - Coal

Film Tags:

1934 Wonthaggi strike1949 National Coal StrikeBlack Gold Kindred SpiritsCoal miningCold WarCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipGasHealth & safetyKirrakMateshipMiningPit PoniesRailways - Australia - HistoryState Coal MineStrike orgainsationStrikesUnionsVictoriaVictorian railwaysWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWonthaggiWonthaggi Miners UnionWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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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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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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Infamous Victory – Ben Chifley’s Battle For Coal

A dramatised documentary about the 1949 National Coal Strike from the perspective of Labor Prime Minister Ben Chifley.

Film Topics:

Mining - Coal

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeArthur CalwellAustralian Labor PartyBen ChifleyClass struggleClass warCoal miningCommunismCommunist PartyDoc EvattEdgar RossMiners FederationSocialismUnionsWagesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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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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