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Kemira – Diary Of A Strike

A documentary about the 1982 Kemira Colliery strike in Wollongong New South Wales.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalPoliticsUnions

Film Tags:

Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyBHPBill HaydenBob HawkeCanberraCoal miningCoal TribunalHawke Labor GovernmentHewers of CoalKemira Colliery Strike 1982Malcolm FraserParliament HousePoliticsPovertyStrike orgainsationStrikesUnemploymentUnionsWollongongWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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Oakdale – 6.3 Million Reasons To Belong To The Union

A video covering the 1999 Oakdale colliery closure and the loss of worker entitlements.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

Alan JonesAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyAustralian ParliamentCanberraCFMEUCoal miningConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy DivisionEntitlementsFair Entitlement Guarantee schemeFamilyJohn Howard GovernmentKim BeazleyMining communitiesNew South WalesOakdale CollieryOakdale Colliery Entitlement dispute 1999Parliament HousePeter ReithRoy LamoonStrikesTony MaherUnfair dismissalUnionsWollongongWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortPromotional Video
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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 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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Women of Steel

A documentary about the struggle of a group of women to win the right to work at the Wollongong steelworks.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionWomen

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAustraliaBHPBullying and harassmentEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementMetal & Iron WorkersPoliticsSocial justiceSteel productionUnemploymentWollongongWollongong May Day marchWollongong steelworks - womenWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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WWF Film News No.1

A newsreel shot by the Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit about the 1956 Margins Dispute.

Film Topics:

MaritimeStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

American Utah Consolidated CompanyAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUBill HartnessDowding Street DepotJack RuleJim HealyKearney RockKeith GowMargins Dispute 1956MaritimeMatt MunroMelbourneMelbourne waterfrontNewcastleNorm WoodleyPort Kembla steel workersRed CrossRon MaxwellSt. Mary’sStan MoranStrike orgainsationStrikesSydneySydney Town HallTas BullTramwaysUnionsWagesWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWollongongWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Newsreel
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