Film Tag: Ben Chifley

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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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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

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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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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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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The Great Strike 1917

A documentary feature recounting the history of the Great Strike of 1917.

Film Topics:

RailwaysStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

Anti-strike legislationAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Labor PartyBen ChifleyCarriageworks - SydneyClass struggleClass warCoal miningComradeshipEnergyEveleigh Railway WorkshopsGreat Strike of 1917MaritimeMateshipMervyn Flanagan murderNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysPoliticsRailway constructionRandwick Tram ShedsRandwick Tramway WorkshopReginald WearnSteam powerStrikesTrades HallTransportationUnionsUnited KingdomWaterside workersWorking classWorld War One

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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