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Australia And Your Future – No.1 Men Wanted

A government informational film aimed at attracting discharged British servicemen to Australia as workers after World War Two.

Film Topics:

Immigration

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Women’s ArmyBritish NavyCar ManufacturingDepartment of Labour & IndustryEntertainmentFood ProcessingHousingHousing CommissionImmigrantsLiving conditionsNew South Wales Housing CommissionPublic HousingRehabilitation Training SchemeSteel productionSydneySydney FerriesUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relationsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Back To Mulligan

A former resident travels back to Mt Mulligan in Far North Queensland with his daughters.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalMining - DisastersUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaBlood on the CoalCoal miningFamilyHousingLiving conditionsMine accidentsMiners FederationMiningMount MulliganMount Mulligan DisasterPovertyQueenslandUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Bread and Dripping

A short documentary in which four working class women recount the hardships they endured during the Depression years.

Film Topics:

DepressionsWomen

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaBeryl ArmstrongDepressionsEileen PittmanEvictionFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHappy ValleyHousingHousing insecurityIndigenousIndigenous discriminationMary WrightPoliticsPovertyRothbury LockoutSocial justiceSocialismStrikesTibby WhalanUnemploymentWomenWomen's Militant GroupWorking classWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Caddie

Feature film about a woman's struggle to survive impoverished inner city Sydney during the Depression.

Film Topics:

DepressionsWomen

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyClass struggleClass warDepressionsFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHospitalityHousingHousing insecurityMateshipNew South WalesPovertySocial justiceSocialismUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Film - Feature Narrative
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Concrete City

A documentary about urban development in working class Pyrmont on Sydney Harbour.

Film Topics:

HousingUrban development

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCity West Development CorporationClass struggleClass warEvictionGentrificationHousingHousing insecurityKirribilliPoliticsPovertyPyrmontUrban developmentWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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Field Day Interview Eveleigh Workshops – Ian Mair

An interview with Ian Mair about the Eveleigh Railway Workshops in Sydney.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

Alexandria - NSWAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Technology ParkBullying and harassmentDeindustrialisationEducationEntertainmentEveleigh Railway WorkshopsHealth & safetyHousingHousing CommissionHousing Commission - NSWManufacturingNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysPoliticsPovertyPublic HousingRailway constructionSkills trainingTransportationUnemploymentWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Interview
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Film-Work

A documentary about the filmmakers of the Waterside Workers Film Unit.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUClass struggleClass warCoal miningCold WarCommunismCommunist PartyDepressionsFood insecurityHewers of CoalHousingHousing insecurityJock LevyKeith GowMiners FederationNorma DisherNovember VictoryPensionsPensions for VeteransPoliticsPovertyPyrmontRobert MenziesThe Hungry MilesThe New TheatreUnionsUnited KingdomUnited StatesWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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Making A Start In Australia

A government informational film aimed at European migrants to Australia in the 1970s.

Film Topics:

Immigration

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyChildcareConstructionEducationEntertainmentFamilyHousingHousing CommissionImmigrantsLiving conditionsMedicalMulticulturalismNew South WalesPort Of WhyallaPublic HousingRetailShip BuildingSkills trainingSportsSteel productionSydneyTelecommunications ManufacturingTextiles and ClothingThe Good Neighbour CouncilThe Good Neighbour MovementWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Not Only The Need

A short documentary highlighting the lack of affordable and decent housing in 1950s Australia.

Film Topics:

HousingUnions

Film Tags:

1944 Commonwealth Housing Commission reportAlbert MonkAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUBuilding Trades UnionCommonwealth BankConstructionDepressionsFamilyHousingHousing Commission - NSWHousing insecurityImmigrantsJock LevyKeith GowMelbourneNational People’s ConferenceNorma DisherPaddingtonPovertySocial justiceSocialismSurry HillsSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWaterside Workers Film UnitWomenWorking classYoung people

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Saving Millers Point Compilation

A compilation of footage about the Millers Point public housing redevelopment on Sydney Harbour.

Film Topics:

HousingUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFConstructionFamilyHousingHousing Commission - NSWHousing insecurityJack MundeyMillers Point redevelopmentPovertyPublic HousingSocial justiceSydneyTony HadfieldUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Conference Video Presentation
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Story Of A City

A government film showcasing the industrial city of Newcastle in New South Wales in 1945.

Film Topics:

MaritimeMetal & Iron WorkersMining - Coal

Film Tags:

AustraliaBHPCessnock - NSWCoal dustCoal miningCoal transportationCurry - NSWEntertainmentFamilyHealth & safetyHousingIronworkers UnionLake MacquarieLesiure timeLiving conditionsMaritimeMetal & Iron WorkersMine explosionsMiners FederationMining communitiesNationalizationNew South WalesNewcastleNewcastle Upon Tyne - United KingdomNorthern Coal Fields - NSWPort Hunter - NewcastlePublic HousingShip BuildingSportsSteel productionStrikesUnionsWagesWaterside workersWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

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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Waterloo

A documentary about the battle to save an inner city working class area in Sydney from high rise development.

Film Topics:

HousingUnionsWendy Lowenstein

Film Tags:

Australian Labor PartyBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansClass struggleClass warConstructionDepressionsDepressions 1890sEvictionHomelessnessHousingHousing insecurityMargaret BarryNew South WalesNew South Wales Housing CommissionPoliticsPovertyQueen ElizabethRedevelopmentSave WaterlooSir William McKellSydney Harbour BridgeUnemployed Workers UnionUnemploymentUnionsUrban developmentWaterloo - NSWWomenWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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Woolloomooloo

A documentary feature about inner city working class residents fighting to save their area from re-development.

Film Topics:

HousingUnions

Film Tags:

ActivismAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFClass struggleClass warConstructionEvictionFederated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association of Australasia FEDFAHomelessnessHousingHousing insecurityNew South WalesPoliticsPovertyRedevelopmentRocking The Foundations (1985)SydneyUnemploymentUnionsUrban developmentVictoria Street Action GroupVictoria Street redevelopment - SydneyWaterloo (1981)WomenWoolloomoolooWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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