Film Topic: Depressions

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Bread and Dripping

A short documentary in which four working class women recount the hardships they endured during the Depression years.

Film Topics:

DepressionsWomen

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaBeryl ArmstrongDepressionsEileen PittmanEvictionFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHappy ValleyHousingHousing insecurityIndigenousIndigenous discriminationMary WrightPoliticsPovertyRothbury LockoutSocial justiceSocialismStrikesTibby WhalanUnemploymentWomenWomen's Militant GroupWorking classWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary
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Caddie

Feature film about a woman's struggle to survive impoverished inner city Sydney during the Depression.

Film Topics:

DepressionsWomen

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyClass struggleClass warDepressionsFamilyFeminist movementFood insecurityHospitalityHousingHousing insecurityMateshipNew South WalesPovertySocial justiceSocialismUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Film - Feature Narrative
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Tough Men Tough Times – Stories From The Great Depression

A short documentary about the Depression and the struggles of the working class.

Film Topics:

DepressionsHousingWorking Class

Film Tags:

Anti-communist New GuardAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyClass struggleCommunismCommunist PartyDepressionsEvictionFamilyFood insecurityFred MooreHappy ValleyPoliticsPovertyRothbury LockoutSocial justiceSocialismStrikesSuicideSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary
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