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Blackbird

A short film about pacific islanders kidnapped or forced to work on Queensland's sugar cane fields.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgricultureWorking Conditions

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaBlackbirdingHealth & safetyIndentured labourIndigenousPacific IslanderQueenslandSlaverySolomon IslandsSugar caneWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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How The West Was Lost

A feature documentary about the 1946 Aboriginal pastoral strike in Western Australia.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgriculture

Film Tags:

Aboriginal Pastoral Strike 1946ActivismAgricultureAustraliaBlack bansClancy McKennaCommunismDon McLeanDooley Bib BinIndigenousMiningNative Administrative ActPilbaraSeaman's UnionSheep stationsSlaveryStrike orgainsationStrikesWestern AustraliaWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Neville Bonner: Australian Biography

An extended reflective interview with Liberal Party Senator Neville Bonner, Australia's first Aboriginal member of Federal Parliament.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderPolitics

Film Tags:

1967 Australian referendum1974 Aboriginal Tent Embassy protest1978 Monday Conference1982 Land Rights march - BrisbaneAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAgricultureAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyAustralian ParliamentBill HaydenBrisbane - QueenslandCane CuttersDepartment of Aboriginal AffairsIndigenousIndigenous discriminationLiberal PartyLismore - NSWNeville BonnerNorth QueenslandPalm Island - QueenslandPalm Island Aboriginal SettlementPoliticsQueenslandTimber IndustryWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInterview
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Rail Town

A government film showcasing the railway town of Port Augusta in South Australia in the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAlice Springs - Northern TerritoryAustraliaCommonwealth RailwaysEntertainmentFamilyKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaLiving conditionsManufacturingMedicalMetal & Iron WorkersPort Augusta - South AustraliaPort Pirie - South AustraliaRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistorySheep stationsShippingSouth AustraliaSportsTrans-Australian RailwayWater InfrastructureWaterside workersWestern AustraliaWomenWoomera - South AustraliaWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Railways At Work

A government film showcasing Australian railways and its workers in the 1960s.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAlice Springs - Northern TerritoryAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCoal miningCommonwealth RailwaysFamilyForestryHealth & safetyKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaLeigh Creek Mine - South AustraliaLiving conditionsManufacturingMedicalMelbourneMetal & Iron WorkersMorwell Coal Mine - VictoriaOpen cut miningPort Augusta - South AustraliaPublic HealthQueenslandRailway constructionRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistorySheep stationsSouth AustraliaSydneyTimber IndustryTrans-Australian RailwayVictoriaWestern AustraliaWomenWorking classWorking conditionsYallourn Coal Mine - Victoria

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Slavery and Exploitation: Human Trafficking in Australia

A corporate video about human trafficking, slavery and forced labour in Australia.

Film Topics:

Human Trafficking

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Federal PoliceAustralian Red CrossConstructionDomestic servantsFair Work AustraliaGed KearneyHospitalityHuman TraffickingImmigrantsSex WorkersSlaverySocial justiceUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace abuse and violence

Film Type:

Video - Corporate
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Snowy Waters

A government film about the early stages of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.

Film Topics:

Energy and Electricity

Film Tags:

Adaminaby - NSWAgricultureAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyBen ChifleyBerridale - NSWChifley Labor GovernmentConstructionElectricalEnergyGuthega DamImmigrantsJindabyne - NSWNew South WalesRoad worksRoadsSnowy Mountains Hydro-Electric SchemeWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Sugar Slaves

A documentary about pacific islanders kidnapped or forced to work on Queensland's sugar cane fields.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgriculture

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaBlackbirdingBundaberg - QueenslandHealth & safetyIndentured labourIndigenousPacific IslanderPentecost IslandQueenslandSlaverySugar caneWhite Australia PolicyWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Sunday Too Far Away

A feature film set against the backdrop of the 1956 Shearers Strike.

Film Topics:

AgricultureStrikes

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaClass struggleClass warComradeshipMateshipNew South WalesQueenslandShearers Strike 1956Sheep shearingSocial justiceStrikesUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Film - Feature Narrative
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Taking The Children: Western Australia’s Stolen Generations

A short documentary about Western Australia's stolen generations.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Film Tags:

1974 Furnell Royal CommissionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgricultureAustraliaConstructionDomestic servantsFamilyIndigenousSlaveryStolen GenerationsWestern AustraliaWomenWomens rightsWorking conditionsWorkplace abuse and violence

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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The Cane Cutters

A government film about cane cutters in far north Queensland during the 1940s.

Film Topics:

Agriculture

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaCane CuttersFar North QueenslandHealth & safetyImmigrantsLiving conditionsMechanisationNorth QueenslandQueenslandSugar Cane IndustryUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Helping Hand: The Story Of The Good Neighbour Movement

A government informational film promoting the work of the Good Neighbour Movement in welcoming migrants to Australia in the 1960s.

Film Topics:

Immigration

Film Tags:

AdelaideAgricultureAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBarossa Valley - South AustraliaCane CuttersCar ManufacturingCitizenshipConstructionCooma - NSWEducationEntertainmentFamilyFishingHospitalityHousingImmigrantsIronworkers UnionLiving conditionsMateshipMelbourneMorven S BrownMulticulturalismNaturalisationNew South WalesPort Kembla steel workersPublic HousingSnowy Mountains Hydro-Electric SchemeSportsSteel productionSugar caneSugar Cane IndustrySydneyThe Good Neighbour CouncilThe Good Neighbour MovementUlladulla - NSWUnionsWaverley Council - NSWWestern AustraliaWollongongWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The New Ipswich

A government film showcasing the industrial city of Ipswich in Queensland during the post war period of the late 1940s.

Film Topics:

ManufacturingMetal & Iron WorkersMining - CoalRailways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaBrisbane - QueenslandCoal miningEducationEntertainmentFamilyHousingImmigrantsIpswichIpswich coal fieldsIpswich Railway WorkshopsLesiure timeLiving conditionsMetal & Iron WorkersMining communitiesPaid HolidaysPensionsQueenslandQueensland RailwaysRetailSkills trainingSportsSteel productionUnited KingdomWagesWomenWool MillsWorkers compensationWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relationsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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