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How the West Was Lost (1987)
Directed by David Noakes
Documentary · 1h 12m
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- David Noakes
- Writer
- David Noakes, Paul Roberts
- Editor
- Frank Rijavek
- Producer
- Heather Williams, David Noakes
Details
- Release date
- 1987-12-28
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
- Production
- Friends Film Productions, Market Street Films Ltd