How the West Was Lost (1987)
How the West Was Lost (1987)
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 Jacob Oberdoo As: Self
Billy Thomas Billy Thomas As: Self
Don McLeod Don McLeod As: Self
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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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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 28 December 1987

Country: AU

Runtime: 72m

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Company: Friends Film Productions, Market Street Films Ltd

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Heather Williams

Heather Williams

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David Noakes

David Noakes

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Paul Roberts

Paul Roberts

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Jacob Oberdoo

Jacob Oberdoo

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Philip Bull

Philip Bull

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