Film Title: Hewers Of Coal

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Hewers Of Coal

A short documentary about the plight of coal miners in Australia up until the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaCoal dustCoal miningCoal transportationComradeshipConstruction Forestry Maritime Mining And Energy Union CFMEU - Mining & Energy DivisionDepressionsEnergyFamilyGasJock LevyKeith GowManufacturingMateshipMechanisationMine accidentsMine explosionsMine ventilationMiners FederationNationalizationNorma DisherPit PoniesPovertySocial justiceSocialismSteel productionStrikesUnderground firesUnemploymentUnionsWagesWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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