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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.

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Abolishment of Legislative Council, Queensland Blood on the Coal Charles Kilpatrick Class struggle Class war Coal barons Coal mining Digger Murphy Family Immigrants Ipswich Ipswich coal fields Jo-Ann Miller Miners Federation Mining Politics Poverty Queensland Queensland Suicide Squad Scotland Socialism Unions Working class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short

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