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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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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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An Australian Merchant Seaman’s Story In His Own Words – Bill Andrews

On camera oral history featuring Australia's unionized merchant seamen.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

Bill AndrewsCommunist PartyMaritimeMerchant seamenRobert MenziesSeaman's UnionSeamen's retirement fundUnionsVietnam WarWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

InterviewOn Camera Oral History
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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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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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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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November Victory

A short documentary that charts the 1954 waterside workers strike.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyBlack bansCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipDepressionsDoc EvattEureka StockadeFamilyGreat Strike of 1917Jack Lair SmithJim HealyJock LevyKeith GowMaritimeMining communitiesNorma DisherNovember 1954 Waterside Workers StrikePovertyRecruitment Dispute 1954Robert MenziesRothbury LockoutShearers Strike of 1891ShippingSocial justiceSocialismStrike orgainsationStrikesSydneyUnionsWagesWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWomenWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Our Man Kisch

A short documentary chronicling Egon Kisch's controversial anti-fascism speaking trip to Australia in 1934.

Film Topics:

Anti-FascismPeace Movement

Film Tags:

Adolf HitlerAnti warAnti-fascismAnti-War Congress in MelbourneAustralia - NSW - SydneyBenito MussoliniCharles MurrayCommunismCommunist PartyConscriptionCzechoslovakiaDepressionsEgon KischFremantleHigh Court of AustraliaImmigrantsImprisonmentJoseph LyonsJoseph Lyons GovernmentKatharine PritchardLen FoxMelbourneMelbourne centenary celebrationsMelbourne ShrineMelbourne waterfrontNazi GermanyNazismPeace movementPercy LaidlerPoliticsPort MelbournePovertyRailways UnionRalph GibsonRobert MenziesSenator Arthur RaySocial justiceSocialismStrathairdThe HolocaustTom GleesonTortureUnemploymentUnionsUnited KingdomVictoria PoliceWhite Australia PolicyWorking classWorld Committee Against War and FascismWorld War OneWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Power From The Snow

A government film about the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme and the building of the Guthega Dam.

Film Topics:

Energy and Electricity

Film Tags:

AustraliaConstructionElectricalEnergyEntertainmentGuthega DamImmigrantsNew South WalesNorwegian hydro workersRobert MenziesSnowy Mountains Hydro-Electric SchemeWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Legend of Fred Paterson

A documentary about Fred Paterson, the only communist ever elected to an Australian parliament.

Film Topics:

PoliticsWorking Class

Film Tags:

Anti warAnti-fascismAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyBowen - QueenslandChristianityClass struggleCommunismCommunist PartyFred PatersonGermanyIrelandKarl MarxNazi GermanyNew South WalesNorth QueenslandPoliticsPovertyQueensland rail strike 1948Queensland State ParliamentRed ArmyRobert MenziesSocialismSoviet UnionStrikesUnionsVladimir LeninWorking classWorld War OneWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Wharfies

A documenting charting the history of the Waterside Workers Federation from 1902 to the 1980s.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

44 hour weekAnti warAnti-strike legislationApartheid - South AfricaAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBruce GovernmentCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipConscriptionDepressionsEntitlementsHealth & safetyIndonesian independenceInternational Transport Workers FederationKeith GowMaritimePaid HolidaysPensionsPig iron black ban JapanPovertyRobert MenziesShippingSick paySocial justiceSocialismStrikesSydneyUnemploymentUnion InternationalismUnionsVietnam WarWagesWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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