How the West Was Lost

0/10 1987 4K 72 min

Documentary

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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How the West Was Lost

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Jacob Oberdoo

Jacob Oberdoo

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Billy Thomas

Billy Thomas

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Don McLeod

Don McLeod

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