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10 Years Of Struggle

A promotional video about the Western Australia branch of the MUA.

Film Topics:

Energy and ElectricityMaritime

Film Tags:

BHPChevronComradeshipEnergyEnterprise bargainingHealth & safetyMaritimeMaritime Union of AustraliaOil & GasStrikesUnionsWestern AustraliaWoodside PetroleumWork ChoicesWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Promotional Video
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Fremantle Lockout

A short documentary about the Fremantle Lockout in Western Australia.

Film Topics:

MaritimeStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

1998 Patrick Dispute1998 Webb Dock waterfront disputeFremantleKim BeazleyMaritimeMaritime Union of AustraliaPoliticsStrikesUnionsWaterside workersWestern AustraliaWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Goldtown

A short documentary showcasing the gold mines of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia in 1948.

Film Topics:

Mining

Film Tags:

AustraliaBoulder - Western AustraliaCoolgardie - Western AustraliaEducationGold MiningGold ProspectorsGold rushKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaKalgoorlie School of MinesMiningMining communitiesOpen cut miningPatrick HannanThe Golden Mine - KalgoorlieWater InfrastructureWestern AustraliaWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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How The West Was Lost

A feature documentary about the 1946 Aboriginal pastoral strike in Western Australia.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgriculture

Film Tags:

Aboriginal Pastoral Strike 1946ActivismAgricultureAustraliaBlack bansClancy McKennaCommunismDon McLeanDooley Bib BinIndigenousMiningNative Administrative ActPilbaraSeaman's UnionSheep stationsSlaveryStrike orgainsationStrikesWestern AustraliaWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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Interview With John Pez And Amanda

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 GovernmentJohn PezPerth to Mandurah railwayStrikesUnionsWestern AustraliaWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Interview
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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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Job Security: Fighting From The Front

A DVD about job security and workplace safety for maritime workers.

Film Topics:

Energy and ElectricityMaritime

Film Tags:

457 visasAnthony AttardBHPCasualisationChevronComradeshipEnergyEnterprise bargainingFamilyForeign WorkersHealth & safetyMaritimeMaritime Union of AustraliaMediaOil & GasPerth - Western AustraliaPoliticsStrikesTony AbbottUnemploymentUnionsWaterside workersWestern AustraliaWoodside PetroleumWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Promotional VideoVideo - CorporateVideo - Promotional
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Kevin Reynolds

An interview with construction union official Kevin Reynolds.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaBob HawkeBrian BurkeBuilders Labourers Federation BLFCFMEUClass struggleClass warComradeshipConstructionConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy DivisionDifferential CampaignGeraldton - Western AustraliaHealth & safetyJim BaconJohn CumminsKevin ReynoldsMelbourneMerchant seamenNorm GallagherPerth - Western AustraliaSeaman's UnionSolidarity ParkStrikesTelfer gold mine - Western AustraliaThird Wave Campaign 1997Union amalgamationUnion RecruitmentUnionsWagesWestern AustraliaWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Interview
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Pearling – A Culture of Cover Up

A conference video presentation of about problems facing workers in the pearling industry in Western Australia.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

BroomeCasualisationHealth & safetyMaritimeMaritime Union of AustraliaPearling industrySubstance abuseUnionsWestern Australia

Film Type:

Conference Video Presentation
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Peko Pilbara Pirates

A short documentary about the 1986 Robe River iron ore mine dispute in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Film Topics:

MiningStrikes

Film Tags:

AccordAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Manufacturing Workers' UnionAustralian Workers' Union AWUCharles CopemanComradeshipElectrical Trades UnionFamilyFIFOHealth & safetyIndividual contractsIndustrial Relations Commission of Western AustraliaIron ore miningMiningMining communitiesPeko WallsendPoliticsRobe RiverRobe River DisputeSimon CreanStrikesTrades and Labor Council of WAUnionsWestern AustraliaWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

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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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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Taking The Children: Western Australia’s Stolen Generations

A short documentary about Western Australia's stolen generations.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Film Tags:

1974 Furnell Royal CommissionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAgricultureAustraliaConstructionDomestic servantsFamilyIndigenousSlaveryStolen GenerationsWestern AustraliaWomenWomens rightsWorking conditionsWorkplace abuse and violence

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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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 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 Pearlers

A short documentary about pearlers in Western Australia.

Film Topics:

Maritime

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderBroomeChinese workersFishingIndigenousMalay workersMaritimePearling industryWestern AustraliaWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Woodside Dispute

A short documentary about the 1986 Woodside offshore rig dispute.

Film Topics:

Energy and Electricity

Film Tags:

Australian Workers' Union AWUComradeshipElectrical Trades UnionEnergyFamilyFIFOHealth & safetyOil & GasStrikesTrades and Labor Council of WAUnionsWestern AustraliaWoodside PetroleumWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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United We Bargain

A promotional video highlighting union campaigns in the health sector in Western Australia in the 1990s.

Film Topics:

Health WorkersNursingUnions

Film Tags:

Enterprise bargainingHealth WorkersMedicalMiscellaneous Workers UnionNursingPublic HealthSir Charles Gairdner HospitalStrikesUnionsWagesWestern AustraliaWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Promotional Video
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Your Union Your Job

A union recruitment video aimed at fast food workers in Western Australia.

Film Topics:

Hospitality

Film Tags:

Enterprise bargainingHospitalityPaid HolidaysRetailShop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ AssociationSuperannuationUnion RecruitmentUnionsWagesWestern AustraliaWorkers compensationWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Promotional Video
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