How the West Was Lost
How the West Was Lost

How the West Was Lost

December 28, 1987 | 72 min

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.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Billy Thomas

Naomi Scott

Don McLeod

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