
How the West Was Lost
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72 minThe 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.
Country:
USGenre:
DocumentaryReleased:
1987-12-28Languages:
EnglishCompanies:
Friends Film ProductionsMarket Street Films Ltd