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Amongst Equals

Feature length documentary tracing the history of the Australian trade union movement.

Film Topics:

PoliticsUnionsWorking ConditionsWorkplace Relations

Film Tags:

1892 economic bust1949 National Coal Strike1966 Gurindji Strike1986 Robe River dispute8 hour dayAccordAnti-strike legislationAsbestos miningAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyAutomationBob HawkeBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansClarrie O’SheaCoal miningCommunismConscriptionDalfram Dispute of 1938DepressionsEdna RyanEqual pay for womenGold rushGreat Strike of 1917Health & safetyJack MundeyJim ComerfordJoh Bjelke-PetersenMulticulturalismPort Kembla steel workersPovertyRiverland Cannery campaignRobert MenziesRothbury LockoutShearers Strike of 1891TailoressesUnionsVietnam WarWaterside Workers FederationWave Hill Walk-OffWhitlam Labor GovernmentWomenWorking classWorking conditionsZelda D’Prano

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Blood On The Coal

A feature length documentary charting the history and contemporary challenges for mineworkers on the Queensland coalfields.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnions

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal Strike1952 Collinsville Staydown Strike1954 Collinsville Gas Outburst1972 Box Flat Disaster1975 Kianga Disaster1986 Moura Disaster1994 Moura Disaster2012 BHP DisputeAutomationBen ChifleyBlackwaterBlair Athol DisputeClass struggleClass warCoal baronsCoal miningCold WarCollinsvilleCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipDepressionsDigger MurphyFamilyFIFOGasGordonstone DisputeHealth & safetyHousing Tax RevoltImmigrantsIpswichIpswich coal fieldsJohn HowardJohn Howard GovernmentMachanizationMateshipMine accidentsMine explosionsMiners FederationMiners Memorial Day Service CollinsvilleMiningMount Mulligan DisasterPoliticsPovertyQueenslandSocialismStrike orgainsationStrikesUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relationsWorld War Two

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For Love or Money

A documentary feature that charts the history of Australian women in the workplace and their struggles.

Film Topics:

Textiles and ClothingWomen

Film Tags:

1918 Minimum wage for women1934 Wonthaggi strike1972 Whitlam electionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaAutomationClothing industryConvictsDepressionsDomestic servantsEducationEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementGreat Strike of 1917Indentured labourIndigenousIndigenous discriminationManufacturingNursingPoliticsPovertySocial justiceStrikesTailoresses unionTextiles and ClothingUnemploymentUnionsVietnam WarWhitlam Labor GovernmentWollongong steelworks - womenWomenWomen driving tramsWomen's AuxiliaryWomen's Militant GroupWomen's workplace rightsWonthaggiWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace reformWorkplace relationsWorld War OneWorld War Two

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Friends and Enemies

Feature length documentary about the South East Electricity Board strike of 1985.

Film Topics:

Energy and ElectricityPoliticsStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

1985 South East Queensland Electricity Board strikeAnti-strike legislationAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUElectricalElectrical Trades UnionEnergyJoh Bjelke-PetersenQueenslandStrike orgainsationStrikesUnionsUniversity of QueenslandVince LesterWomenWomen's AuxiliaryWorking classWorking conditions

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Gordonstone Mine Dispute

Edited footage of the 1997 Gordonstone Mine Dispute in Central Queensland.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalUnionsWorkplace Relations

Film Tags:

1997 Gordonstone Mine DisputeARCOCFMEUCoal miningComradeshipCrinumGordonstoneIndiviudal contractsJohn Howard GovernmentMateshipQueenslandStrike orgainsationStrikesUnfair dismissalUnionsWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relationsWorkplace Relations Act of 1996

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Gough Whitlam – In His Own Words

A feature documentary about Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

Film Topics:

Politics

Film Tags:

1972 Whitlam electionAboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyConscriptionEast TimorEducationElectionsEqual pay for womenGough WhitlamImmigrantsIndigenousJohn FaulknerPoliticsPovertyPublic HealthSir John KerrSocial justiceSocialismThe ArtsThe Dismissal 1975Vietnam WarWhitlam Labor GovernmentWomenWomen's workplace rightsWorking class

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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

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Life On The Picket

A documentary about life on the picket line during the Vickery coal mine strike in 1995.

Film Topics:

Mining - CoalStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

12 hour shifts8 hour dayAustralia - NSW - SydneyCessnockCessnock Memorial WallCFMEUCoal miningComradeshipFamilyJim ComerfordMateshipMelbourneMine accidentsStrike orgainsationStrikesSydneyUnionsVickery coal mineWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

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Rocking the Foundations

A documentary feature that traces the history of New South Wales Builders Labourers' Federation and its social activism.

Film Topics:

Building and ConstructionUnions

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderActivismAustraliaBuilders Labourers Federation (BLF) Green bansBuilders Labourers Federation BLFCentennial Park Green banClass struggleConstructionEnvironmentHealth & safetyHeritageImmigrantsIndigenousJack MundeyJaunita NielsonKelly’s Bush greenbanNew South WalesNorm GallagherPoliticsSocial justiceStrike orgainsationStrikesSydney Opera HouseThe Rocks - SydneyTrades HallUnionsUrban developmentUrban renewalVictoria Street redevelopment - SydneyVietnam WarWomenWomen's workplace rightsWomens rightsWorking classWorking conditions

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The Chifleys of Busby Street

A documentary feature about Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley.

Film Topics:

Politics

Film Tags:

1949 National Coal StrikeAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyBathurst - NSWBen ChifleyClass struggleCoal miningCommunismCommunist PartyGreat Strike of 1917Miners FederationNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysPoliticsSocialismUnionsWorking class

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The Great Strike 1917

A documentary feature recounting the history of the Great Strike of 1917.

Film Topics:

RailwaysStrikesUnions

Film Tags:

Anti-strike legislationAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Labor PartyBen ChifleyCarriageworks - SydneyClass struggleClass warCoal miningComradeshipEnergyEveleigh Railway WorkshopsGreat Strike of 1917MaritimeMateshipMervyn Flanagan murderNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysPoliticsRailway constructionRandwick Tram ShedsRandwick Tramway WorkshopReginald WearnSteam powerStrikesTrades HallTransportationUnionsUnited KingdomWaterside workersWorking classWorld War One

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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

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