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Eight Hour Day Procession – Melbourne 1939

Footage of an Eight Hour Day procession through Melbourne in 1939.

Film Topics:

Unions

Film Tags:

40 Hour Week8 hour dayAnti warAnti-fascismAustraliaBlacksmiths Society of AustralasiaCost of livingHousing insecurityJob insecurityLabour DayLabour Day ParadeLiving conditionsMelbournePeace movementSocialismUnemploymentUnionsVictoriaWaterside Workers FederationWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Archival footage
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The Timber Getters

A government film about timber cutters on the New South Wales mid north coast in the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Forestry

Film Tags:

AustraliaBril Bril State Forest - NSWConstructionCost of livingFamilyForestryLiving conditionsMechanisationNew South WalesTimber IndustryWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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