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Concrete City

A documentary about urban development in working class Pyrmont on Sydney Harbour.

Film Topics:

HousingUrban development

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCity West Development CorporationClass struggleClass warEvictionGentrificationHousingHousing insecurityKirribilliPoliticsPovertyPyrmontUrban developmentWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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Not Only The Need

A short documentary highlighting the lack of affordable and decent housing in 1950s Australia.

Film Topics:

HousingUnions

Film Tags:

1944 Commonwealth Housing Commission reportAlbert MonkAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUBuilding Trades UnionCommonwealth BankConstructionDepressionsFamilyHousingHousing Commission - NSWHousing insecurityImmigrantsJock LevyKeith GowMelbourneNational People’s ConferenceNorma DisherPaddingtonPovertySocial justiceSocialismSurry HillsSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWaterside Workers Film UnitWomenWorking classYoung people

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Saving Millers Point Compilation

A compilation of footage about the Millers Point public housing redevelopment on Sydney Harbour.

Film Topics:

HousingUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFConstructionFamilyHousingHousing Commission - NSWHousing insecurityJack MundeyMillers Point redevelopmentPovertyPublic HousingSocial justiceSydneyTony HadfieldUnionsWorking class

Film Type:

Conference Video Presentation
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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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Waterloo

A documentary about the battle to save an inner city working class area in Sydney from high rise development.

Film Topics:

HousingUnionsWendy Lowenstein

Film Tags:

Australian Labor PartyBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansClass struggleClass warConstructionDepressionsDepressions 1890sEvictionHomelessnessHousingHousing insecurityMargaret BarryNew South WalesNew South Wales Housing CommissionPoliticsPovertyQueen ElizabethRedevelopmentSave WaterlooSir William McKellSydney Harbour BridgeUnemployed Workers UnionUnemploymentUnionsUrban developmentWaterloo - NSWWomenWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary
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Woolloomooloo

A documentary feature about inner city working class residents fighting to save their area from re-development.

Film Topics:

HousingUnions

Film Tags:

ActivismAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFClass struggleClass warConstructionEvictionFederated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association of Australasia FEDFAHomelessnessHousingHousing insecurityNew South WalesPoliticsPovertyRedevelopmentRocking The Foundations (1985)SydneyUnemploymentUnionsUrban developmentVictoria Street Action GroupVictoria Street redevelopment - SydneyWaterloo (1981)WomenWoolloomoolooWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Feature
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