Australian Dock Strike

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1391A
Date Released
2 Feb 1956
Date submitted
30 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wharf Strike in Australia. SHOTLIST: Idle ships and cranes at Sydney. Victoria Docks, Sydney. Various scenes during strike of wharf men. Worst industrial strike.
Local distribution only
Special for Scotland instead of items 3 & 4.
Keywords
Labour relations
Locations
Melbourne; Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
65825
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Australian Dock Strike', British Movietone News Issue No. 1391A, 2 Feb 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20707 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)