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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.

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Newport Railway Workshops Railways Railways - Australia - History Railways - Employees Robert Menzies Working class

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Documentary

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 - Coal Unions

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1934 Wonthaggi strike 1937 Wonthaggi Disaster 1949 National Coal Strike Ben Chifley Black Gold Kindred Spirits British coal miners Class struggle Class war Coal mining Cold War Communism Communist Party Comradeship Depressions Family Gas Health & safety Immigrants Kirrak Mateship Mine explosions Miners Federation Mining New South Wales Politics Poverty Railways Railways - Australia - History Railways - Employees Robert Menzies Socialism State Coal Mine Strike orgainsation Strikes Unemployment Unions Victoria Victorian railways Wages Women Women's Auxiliary Wonthaggi Wonthaggi Miners Union Working class Working conditions World War Two

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Documentary

Interview With Malcolm and Bernie Peters

Interview footage about the Federal Government fining strikers.

Film Topics:

Building and Construction

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Australian Building and Construction Commission Bernie Peters Construction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy Division John Howard Government Malcolm Peters Perth to Mandurah railway Railways Strikes Unions Western Australia Working conditions Workplace deregulation Workplace relations

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Interview

Interview with Unknown Subject

Interview footage about the Federal Government fining strikers.

Film Topics:

Building and Construction

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Australian Building and Construction Commission Construction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy Division John Howard Government Perth to Mandurah railway Railways Strikes Unions Western Australia Working conditions Workplace deregulation Workplace relations

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Interview

Rail Town

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

Film Topics:

Railways

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Agriculture Alice Springs - Northern Territory Australia Commonwealth Railways Entertainment Family Kalgoorlie - Western Australia Living conditions Manufacturing Medical Metal & Iron Workers Port Augusta - South Australia Port Pirie - South Australia Railways Railways - Australia - History Sheep stations Shipping South Australia Sports Trans-Australian Railway Water Infrastructure Waterside workers Western Australia Women Woomera - South Australia Working class Working conditions

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Documentary - Short Instructional/Informational Film

Railways At Work

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

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Railways

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Agriculture Alice Springs - Northern Territory Australia Australia - NSW - Sydney Coal mining Commonwealth Railways Family Forestry Health & safety Kalgoorlie - Western Australia Leigh Creek Mine - South Australia Living conditions Manufacturing Medical Melbourne Metal & Iron Workers Morwell Coal Mine - Victoria Open cut mining Port Augusta - South Australia Public Health Queensland Railway construction Railways Railways - Australia - History Sheep stations South Australia Sydney Timber Industry Trans-Australian Railway Victoria Western Australia Women Working class Working conditions Yallourn Coal Mine - Victoria

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Documentary - Short Instructional/Informational Film

RBTU: Your Industry Union

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

Film Topics:

Railways

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Australia Rail Tram and Bus Union (RTBU)Railways Tramways Transportation Victoria Wages Working class Working conditions

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Promotional Video

The Commonwealth’s Trans-Australian Railway

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

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Railways

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Australia Commonwealth Railways Kalgoorlie - Western Australia Port Augusta - South Australia Railway construction Railways Railways - Australia - History Trans-Australian Railway Water Infrastructure Western Australia Working class Working conditions

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Documentary - Short

The Great Strike (1917)

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

Film Topics:

Railways Strikes Unions

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A. W. Buckley Amalgamated Railway and Tramway Service Association Anti-strike legislation Australia Australia - NSW - Sydney Carl Willis Class struggle Class war Claud Thompson Coal mining Comradeship Energy Eveleigh Railway Workshops Great Strike of 1917 Industrial Workers of the World John Kavanagh Maritime Miners Federation New South Wales New South Wales Police New South Wales Railways NSW Labor Council Politics Railways Railways - Australia - History Railways - Employees Railways Union Randwick Tram Sheds Strikes Surry Hills Citizens League Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Ferries Taronga Park The Domain - Sydney - NSW Trades Hall Transportation Unions Wages Walter Wearne Waterside workers Wollongong Women Working class Workplace relations World War One

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Archival footage Documentary - Short

The Great Strike Newsreels (1917)

Three silent newsreels on the Great Strike of 1917.

Film Topics:

Railways Strikes Unions

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Australia Australia - NSW - Sydney Class struggle Class war Eveleigh Railway Workshops Family Great Strike of 1917 Maritime New South Wales New South Wales Railways Politics Railways Railways - Australia - History Railways - Employees Railways Union Randwick Tram Sheds Strikes The Domain - Sydney - NSW Unions Wages Waterside workers Women Working class Workplace relations

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Archival footage Newsreel

Trade Unions Celebrate Historic Occasion – Australian Diary

A newsreel of the 1955 Labour Day parade in Sydney.

Film Topics:

Unions

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8 hour day Australia Australia - NSW - Sydney Labour Day Labour Day Parade New South Wales New South Wales Railways Railways Stone Masons Society Sydney Transportation Unions Working class Working conditions

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Newsreel

UMFA Amalgamation Video

A promotional video about union amalgamation.

Film Topics:

Unions

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1980 Junk Bonds Takeovers 1986 Robe River dispute Australia Builders Workers Industrial Union BWIU CFMEU Coal mining Construction Federated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association of Australasia FEDFA Operative Plasterers and Plaster Workers Federation of Australia Plasterers Railways Strikes The Australian Timber and Allied Industries Union ATAIU Timber Industry Union amalgamation Unions United Mineworkers Federation of Australia UMFA Wages Waterside Workers Federation Waterside Workers Film Unit Working class Working conditions Workplace relations

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Promotional Video

Workers Compensation Anniversary Video

A campaign video about cuts to workers compensation in NSW.

Film Topics:

Health and Safety

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Australia Construction Entitlements Health & safety Liberal Party Medical New South Wales New South Wales Railways Nursing Railways Sick pay Transportation Unemployment Unions Workers compensation Working conditions Workplace abuse and violence

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Campaign Video

Your Rights At Work – Worth Fighting For

A campaign video against Work Choices legislation.

Film Topics:

Unions Workplace Relations

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Australia Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU Australian Labor Party Australian Workplace Agreements Childcare Clerical Construction Delivery drivers Education Family Global Unions Individual contracts John Howard Government John Robertson New South Wales Nursing Railways Sally McManus Sharan Burrow Strikes Sydney Town Hall Transportation Unfair dismissal Unions Unions NSW Warehouse worker Work Choices Working class Workplace deregulation Workplace reform Workplace relations Your Rights at Work campaign

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Campaign Video Promotional Video

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

A campaign video against Work Choices legislation.

Film Topics:

Unions Workplace Relations

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8 hour day Anglican Bishop Philip Huggins Asbestos Disease Foundation Australia Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU Australian Labor Party Australian Workplace Agreements Bernie Banton Big Brother Bob Hawke Brian Boyd Brian Dawe Catholic Archbishop Francis Carroll Catholic Cardinal George Pell Childcare Chris Haywood Clerical Commissioner for Children Gillian Calvert Construction Construction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy Division Deborah Conway Delivery drivers Education Edward ‘Coogan’ Frame Family Federation Square - Melbourne Flinders University Frank Cherry Fred Moore Global Unions Greg Combet Halina Robinson Health & safety Individual contracts John Clark John Dalziel John Howard John Howard Government John Robertson June de Lorenzo Kim Beazley Mateship Melbourne New South Wales Nursing Professor Andrew Stewart Rabbi Jeremy Lawrence Railways Reverend Dr Ann Wansborough Rita MacNeil Rudd Labor Government Sally McManus Salvation Army Senator Bob Brown Senator Lyn Allison Sharan Burrow Strikebound Strikes Sydney Town Hall Tim Brunero Tim Ferguson Tony Maher Trades Hall Council Transportation Unfair dismissal Unions Unions NSW Waltzing Matilda Warehouse worker Watty Doig William McInnes Work Choices Working class Working conditions Workplace deregulation Workplace reform Workplace relations Your Rights at Work campaign

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Campaign Video Promotional Video