Film Year: 1955

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November Victory

A short documentary that charts the 1954 waterside workers strike.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Labor PartyBlack bansCommunismCommunist PartyComradeshipDepressionsDoc EvattEureka StockadeFamilyGreat Strike of 1917Jack Lair SmithJim HealyJock LevyKeith GowMaritimeMining communitiesNorma DisherNovember 1954 Waterside Workers StrikePovertyRecruitment Dispute 1954Robert MenziesRothbury LockoutShearers Strike of 1891ShippingSocial justiceSocialismStrike orgainsationStrikesSydneyUnionsWagesWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWomenWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Power From The Snow

A government film about the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme and the building of the Guthega Dam.

Film Topics:

Energy and Electricity

Film Tags:

AustraliaConstructionElectricalEnergyEntertainmentGuthega DamImmigrantsNew South WalesNorwegian hydro workersRobert MenziesSnowy Mountains Hydro-Electric SchemeWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Coal Miner

A government short documentary about mine mechanisation in New South Wales in the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Energy and ElectricityMining - Coal

Film Tags:

AustraliaBlack lung diseaseCoal dustCoal miningCoal transportationDust supressionElectricalEnergyEntertainmentHealth & safetyJoint Coal BoardLake MacquarieLesiure timeLiving conditionsMechanisationMine explosionsMining communitiesNew South WalesNewcastlePit PoniesSouth Coast - NSWSportsSteel productionWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Hungry Miles

A short documentary that recounts the struggles of Australian waterside workers from the Great Depression to the 1950s.

Film Topics:

MaritimeUnions

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCanberraComradeshipDepressionsEureka StockadeFamilyFood insecurityHealth & safetyJim HealyJock LevyKeith GowMaritimeMechanisationNorma DisherPovertyShippingSocial justiceSocialismStrikesSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWaterside workersWaterside Workers FederationWaterside Workers Film UnitWorking class

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Trade Unions Celebrate Historic Occasion – Australian Diary

A newsreel of the 1955 Labour Day parade in Sydney.

Film Topics:

Unions

Film Tags:

8 hour dayAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyLabour DayLabour Day ParadeNew South WalesNew South Wales RailwaysRailwaysStone Masons SocietySydneyTransportationUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Newsreel
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