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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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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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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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Rail Town

A government film showcasing the railway town of Port Augusta in South Australia in the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAlice Springs - Northern TerritoryAustraliaCommonwealth RailwaysEntertainmentFamilyKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaLiving conditionsManufacturingMedicalMetal & Iron WorkersPort Augusta - South AustraliaPort Pirie - South AustraliaRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistorySheep stationsShippingSouth AustraliaSportsTrans-Australian RailwayWater InfrastructureWaterside workersWestern AustraliaWomenWoomera - South AustraliaWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Railways At Work

A government film showcasing Australian railways and its workers in the 1960s.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAlice Springs - Northern TerritoryAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCoal miningCommonwealth RailwaysFamilyForestryHealth & safetyKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaLeigh Creek Mine - South AustraliaLiving conditionsManufacturingMedicalMelbourneMetal & Iron WorkersMorwell Coal Mine - VictoriaOpen cut miningPort Augusta - South AustraliaPublic HealthQueenslandRailway constructionRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistorySheep stationsSouth AustraliaSydneyTimber IndustryTrans-Australian RailwayVictoriaWestern AustraliaWomenWorking classWorking conditionsYallourn Coal Mine - Victoria

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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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 Cane Cutters

A government film about cane cutters in far north Queensland during the 1940s.

Film Topics:

Agriculture

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaCane CuttersFar North QueenslandHealth & safetyImmigrantsLiving conditionsMechanisationNorth QueenslandQueenslandSugar Cane IndustryUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Change At Groote

A short documentary about the impact of a manganese mine on indigenous workers and community on Groote Eylandt island.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderMining

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaChristianityEducationEnvironmentGroote Eylandt islandGulf of CarpentariaIndigenousKeith GowLiving conditionsManganese miningMiningMUA Film UnitNorthern TerritoryReligionSkills trainingUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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The Coal Miner

A government short documentary about mine mechanisation in New South Wales in the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Energy and ElectricityMining - Coal

Film Tags:

AustraliaBlack lung diseaseCoal dustCoal miningCoal transportationDust supressionElectricalEnergyEntertainmentHealth & safetyJoint Coal BoardLake MacquarieLesiure timeLiving conditionsMechanisationMine explosionsMining communitiesNew South WalesNewcastlePit PoniesSouth Coast - NSWSportsSteel productionWorking 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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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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