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All In A Day’s Work

A government informational film about the introduction of mechanised industrial handling equipment after World War Two.

Film Topics:

Mechanisation

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCoal miningCoal transportationCommonwealth Handling Equipment PoolConstructionEnergyMaritimeMechanisationNew South WalesOpen cut miningShippingSydneyTimber IndustryTransportationWaste RemovalWater InfrastructureWaterside workersWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Banners Held High

A short documentary about trade union banners in the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Unions

Film Tags:

Anti warConstructionMaritime Union of AustraliaMay DayMerchant seamenMiningNuclearPeace movementPensionsRoad worksShippingSydneyTramwaysUnionsWagesWaterside Workers FederationWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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MUA Idol – Working Idol

A short documentary profiling working on a tanker vessel and the role of the union.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

MaritimeMaritime Film UnitMaritime Union of AustraliaMUA Film UnitOil & GasShippingUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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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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Pensions For Veterans

A short documentary that charts the Waterside Workers Federation's 1953 campaign to win pensions.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian ParliamentCanberraComradeshipDepressionsDuchie YoungHealth & safetyJim HealyJock LevyKeith GowMaritimeNorma DisherParliament HousePensionsPensions for VeteransPovertyShippingSocial justiceSocialismStrike orgainsationStrikesSydneyTom NelsonUnionsWaterside workersWaterside Workers 1953 Pension disputeWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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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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The Hungry Miles

A short documentary that recounts the struggles of Australian waterside workers from the Great Depression to the 1950s.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCanberraComradeshipDepressionsEureka StockadeFamilyFood insecurityHealth & safetyJim HealyJock LevyKeith GowMaritimeMechanisationNorma DisherPovertyShippingSocial justiceSocialismStrikesSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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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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