Film Year: 1986

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Can You Hear Me?

A short documentary about coal miners and hearing loss.

Film Topics:

Health and SafetyMining - Coal

Film Tags:

AustraliaCoal miningFitzgerald CollectionHealth & safetyHearing lossIndustrial hearing lossIndustrial noiseJoint Coal BoardMechanisationWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Coal Dust, The Invisible Killer

A short documentary highlighting the dangers of dust to the health of mine workers.

Film Topics:

Health and SafetyMining - Coal

Film Tags:

AustraliaBlack lung diseaseCoal dustCoal miningDust supressionFitzgerald CollectionHealth & safetyJoint Coal BoardMechanisationMine ventilationPneumoconiosisWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Peko Pilbara Pirates

A short documentary about the 1986 Robe River iron ore mine dispute in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Film Topics:

MiningStrikes

Film Tags:

AccordAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUAustralian Manufacturing Workers' UnionAustralian Workers' Union AWUCharles CopemanComradeshipElectrical Trades UnionFamilyFIFOHealth & safetyIndividual contractsIndustrial Relations Commission of Western AustraliaIron ore miningMiningMining communitiesPeko WallsendPoliticsRobe RiverRobe River DisputeSimon CreanStrikesTrades and Labor Council of WAUnionsWestern AustraliaWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace deregulationWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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The Woodside Dispute

A short documentary about the 1986 Woodside offshore rig dispute.

Film Topics:

Energy and Electricity

Film Tags:

Australian Workers' Union AWUComradeshipElectrical Trades UnionEnergyFamilyFIFOHealth & safetyOil & GasStrikesTrades and Labor Council of WAUnionsWestern AustraliaWoodside PetroleumWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relations

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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Times Up – The Story of the Campaign For Equal Pay

A short documentary about women's long struggle for equal pay.

Film Topics:

WomenWorkplace Reform

Film Tags:

1969 Equal Pay Case1985 Equal Pay campaignActivismAlex AndersonAustraliaAustralian Council of Trade Unions ACTUCouncil for Action for Equal PayEdna RyanEqual pay for womenFamilyFeminist movementJenny ActonMinimum wageNursingPoliticsPovertyPublic HealthSocial justiceSydneyUnemploymentUnionsWagesWomenWomen's workplace rightsWomens rightsWorking classWorking conditionsZelda D’Prano

Film Type:

Documentary
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