How the West Was Lost (1987)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Dec 28, 1987

Runtime : 1h 12m

Genre : Documentary  

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Keywords : australian aboriginal