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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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Eureka Stockade

A feature film about the Eureka Stockade.

Film Topics:

Mining

Film Tags:

Amercian RevolutionAustraliaBallarat - VictoriaBallarat Reform LeagueBritish ArmyChips RaffertyClass struggleClass warColony of VictoriaCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipDemocracyEureka StockadeFreedomFrench RevolutionGold MiningGold rushJames ScobieMagna CartaMateshipMining licensesNew South WalesPeter LalorRebellions & UprisingsRex RienitsRobert MenziesSocial justiceSouthern CrossStrikesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Film - Feature Narrative
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Goldtown

A short documentary showcasing the gold mines of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia in 1948.

Film Topics:

Mining

Film Tags:

AustraliaBoulder - Western AustraliaCoolgardie - Western AustraliaEducationGold MiningGold ProspectorsGold rushKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaKalgoorlie School of MinesMiningMining communitiesOpen cut miningPatrick HannanThe Golden Mine - KalgoorlieWater InfrastructureWestern AustraliaWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Eureka Stockade

A television miniseries about the Eureka Stockade.

Film Topics:

Mining

Film Tags:

Amercian RevolutionAustraliaBallarat - VictoriaBritish ArmyClass struggleClass warColony of VictoriaComradeshipDemocracyEureka StockadeFreedomGold MiningGold rushIrelandIrish struggleJames BentleyJames ScobieMateshipMelbourneMining licensesParliament of VictoriaPeter LalorRebellions & UprisingsRoss CharlesSarah JamiesonSocial justiceSouthern CrossStrikesTimothy HayesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Film - Feature Narrative
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