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90 Percent Men

An historical documentary that tells the story of the workers who built and operated the Australian railway network.

Film Topics:

RailwaysUnions

Film Tags:

Newport Railway WorkshopsRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistoryRailways - EmployeesRobert MenziesWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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Black Gold, Kindred Spirits

A documentary about the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine in Victoria, from its inception in 1908 to its closure in 1969.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

1934 Wonthaggi strike1937 Wonthaggi Disaster1949 National Coal StrikeBen ChifleyBlack Gold Kindred SpiritsBritish coal minersClass struggleClass warCoal miningCold WarCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipDepressionsFamilyGasHealth & safetyImmigrantsKirrakMateshipMine explosionsMiners FederationMiningNew South WalesPoliticsPovertyRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistoryRailways - EmployeesRobert MenziesSocialismState Coal MineStrike orgainsationStrikesUnemploymentUnionsVictoriaVictorian railwaysWagesWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWonthaggiWonthaggi Miners UnionWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Interview With Malcolm and Bernie Peters

Interview footage about the Federal Government fining strikers.

Film Topics:

Building and Construction

Film Tags:

Australian Building and Construction CommissionBernie PetersConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy DivisionJohn Howard GovernmentMalcolm PetersPerth to Mandurah railwayRailwaysStrikesUnionsWestern AustraliaWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Interview
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Interview with Unknown Subject

Interview footage about the Federal Government fining strikers.

Film Topics:

Building and Construction

Film Tags:

Australian Building and Construction CommissionConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy DivisionJohn Howard GovernmentPerth to Mandurah railwayRailwaysStrikesUnionsWestern AustraliaWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Interview
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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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RBTU: Your Industry Union

A union promotional video for rail, tram and bus workers in Victoria.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AustraliaRail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU)RailwaysTramwaysTransportationVictoriaWagesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Promotional Video
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The Commonwealth’s Trans-Australian Railway

A silent film documenting the construction of the Trans-Australian Railway.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AustraliaCommonwealth RailwaysKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaPort Augusta - South AustraliaRailway constructionRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistoryTrans-Australian RailwayWater InfrastructureWestern AustraliaWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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The Great Strike (1917)

This is a restored and reconstituted version of a silent documentary about the 1917 Great Strike.

Film Topics:

RailwaysStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

A. W. BuckleyAmalgamated Railway and Tramway Service AssociationAnti-strike legislationAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCarl WillisClass struggleClass warClaud ThompsonCoal miningComradeshipEnergyEveleigh Railway WorkshopsGreat Strike of 1917Industrial Workers of the WorldJohn KavanaghMaritimeMiners FederationNew South WalesNew South Wales PoliceNew South Wales RailwaysNSW Labor CouncilPoliticsRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistoryRailways - EmployeesRailways UnionRandwick Tram ShedsStrikesSurry Hills Citizens LeagueSydney Cricket GroundSydney FerriesTaronga ParkThe Domain - Sydney - NSWTrades HallTransportationUnionsWagesWalter WearneWaterside workersWollongongWomenWorking classWorkplace relationsWorld War One

Film Type:

Archival footageDocumentary - Short
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The Great Strike Newsreels (1917)

Three silent newsreels on the Great Strike of 1917.

Film Topics:

RailwaysStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyClass struggleClass warEveleigh Railway WorkshopsFamilyGreat Strike of 1917MaritimeNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysPoliticsRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistoryRailways - EmployeesRailways UnionRandwick Tram ShedsStrikesThe Domain - Sydney - NSWUnionsWagesWaterside workersWomenWorking classWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Archival footageNewsreel
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Trade Unions Celebrate Historic Occasion – Australian Diary

A newsreel of the 1955 Labour Day parade in Sydney.

Film Topics:

Unions

Film Tags:

8 hour dayAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyLabour DayLabour Day ParadeNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysRailwaysStone Masons SocietySydneyTransportationUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Newsreel
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UMFA Amalgamation Video

A promotional video about union amalgamation.

Film Topics:

Unions

Film Tags:

1980 Junk Bonds Takeovers1986 Robe River disputeAustraliaBuilders Workers Industrial UnionBWIUCFMEUCoal miningConstructionFederated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association of Australasia FEDFAOperative Plasterers and Plaster Workers Federation of AustraliaPlasterersRailwaysStrikesThe Australian Timber and Allied Industries Union ATAIUTimber IndustryUnion amalgamationUnionsUnited Mineworkers Federation of Australia UMFAWagesWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Promotional Video
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Workers Compensation Anniversary Video

A campaign video about cuts to workers compensation in NSW.

Film Topics:

Health and Safety

Film Tags:

AustraliaConstructionEntitlementsHealth & safetyLiberal PartyMedicalNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysNursingRailwaysSick payTransportationUnemploymentUnionsWorkers compensationWorking conditionsWorkplace abuse and violence

Film Type:

Campaign Video
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Your Rights At Work – Worth Fighting For

A campaign video against Work Choices legislation.

Film Topics:

UnionsWorkplace Relations

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyAustralian Workplace AgreementsChildcareClericalConstructionDelivery driversEducationFamilyGlobal UnionsIndividual contractsJohn Howard GovernmentJohn RobertsonNew South WalesNursingRailwaysSally McManusSharan BurrowStrikesSydney Town HallTransportationUnfair dismissalUnionsUnions NSWWarehouse workerWork ChoicesWorking classWorkplace deregulationWorkplace reformWorkplace relationsYour Rights at Work campaign

Film Type:

Campaign VideoPromotional Video
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Your Rights At Work: Worth Fighting For – Melbourne National Day of Action

A campaign video against Work Choices legislation.

Film Topics:

UnionsWorkplace Relations

Film Tags:

8 hour dayAnglican Bishop Philip HugginsAsbestos Disease FoundationAustraliaAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyAustralian Workplace AgreementsBernie BantonBig BrotherBob HawkeBrian BoydBrian DaweCatholic Archbishop Francis CarrollCatholic Cardinal George PellChildcareChris HaywoodClericalCommissioner for Children Gillian CalvertConstructionConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy DivisionDeborah ConwayDelivery driversEducationEdward ‘Coogan’ FrameFamilyFederation Square - MelbourneFlinders UniversityFrank CherryFred MooreGlobal UnionsGreg CombetHalina RobinsonHealth & safetyIndividual contractsJohn ClarkJohn DalzielJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentJohn RobertsonJune de LorenzoKim BeazleyMateshipMelbourneNew South WalesNursingProfessor Andrew StewartRabbi Jeremy LawrenceRailwaysReverend Dr Ann WansboroughRita MacNeilRudd Labor GovernmentSally McManusSalvation ArmySenator Bob BrownSenator Lyn AllisonSharan BurrowStrikeboundStrikesSydney Town HallTim BruneroTim FergusonTony MaherTrades Hall CouncilTransportationUnfair dismissalUnionsUnions NSWWaltzing MatildaWarehouse workerWatty DoigWilliam McInnesWork ChoicesWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace reformWorkplace relationsYour Rights at Work campaign

Film Type:

Campaign VideoPromotional Video
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