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How the West Was Lost

Dec 28, 1987 · 1h 12m
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The story of the 1946 Aboriginal Pastoral Workers' Strike. Eight hundred aboriginal station workers walked off sheep stations in the north west of Western Australia, marking the beginning of a strike which lasted more than three years. The strike was more than a demand for better wages and conditions, it was a struggle for basic human rights.

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Jacob Oberdoo
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Billy Thomas
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Don McLeod
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Directed by David Noakes

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Friends Film Productions, Market Street Films Ltd
Country
US

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