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       RELEASE DATE……..: 2009.10.24
       DVD DATE…………: 2009.01.02
       ORIGINAL AIR DATE…: 2008.11.06
 
       VIDEO FORMAT……..: XviD
       VIDEO BITRATE…….: 1592 kbit/s 2pass VBR
       VIDEO RESOLUTION….: 624 x 352
       VIDEO ASPECT……..: 16:9
       VIDEO FPS………..: 25.000
 
       AUDIO FORMAT……..: VBR MP3 @ 48000 Hz
                              AC3
       AUDIO BITRATE…….: 256 kbps
       LANGUAGE…………: English
       SUBS…………….: English
 
       VIDEO LENGTH……..: 53 minutes
       SIZE…………….: 50×15
       GENRE……………: Documentary | Drama

This is a story of coal, communism, and the Australian prime
minister who went to war against his own during the national
miners’ strike of 1949.

Using rare archival footage and re-creations, this dramatised
documentary shows how Labor Party leader Ben Chifley took on
and defeated the growing forces of communism in Australia.

The film examines the complex issues that the conflict raised
and introduces the major players in the dispute.

A former train driver from Bathurst, Chifley was a working
-class hero, a Labor Party icon and ‘man of rthe people’. But
his actions flew in the face of Labor values and tradition
when he believed it was in the interests of post-war
Australia.

Chifley introduced draconian laws to, prevent unions accessing
funds to support the strike and sent in the army to replace
striking miners – so defeating the Communist Party leadership
that controlled the militant union.

This is a fascinating era of Australian history rarely seen on
screen.

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