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21 de mar. de 2015 · The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob. 2015. 1h 16m. YOUR RATING. Rate. Documentary History. You've heard the nickname, now know the story. Director. Sandra Pires. Stars. David Field. Morrison James. Rob Sheens. See production info at IMDbPro. Add to Watchlist. 1 User review. Photos. Add photo. Top cast. David Field. Narrator. Morrison James.
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- 2015-03-21
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Following the declaration of a national ban by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) on such supplies to Japan the first major flashpoint came in November 1938 when wharfies and seamen downed tools to prevent the loading of pig iron onto the SS Dalfram. This initiated a ten week strike during which the conservative federal government and em...
Building Community Support
Very soon, stopping any attempt to shift it to another berth or to Sydney for loading, the Federated Ironworkers Association, the Shunters’ Union, the Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen’s Association, the Australian Workers’ Union and the Railways Union all pledged not to handle pig-iron. Peace groups, women’s organisations, many clergy and the Illawarra District Assembly of the ALP were backing them up, broadcasting their support on the local radio station. On November 30, the Labour Counc...
Confronting Pig Iron Bob
After the Christmas period, Bob Menzies made an attempt to settle the dispute by calling a meeting on 11 January with the Labour Council committee in Wollongong. During his visit to Europe some months previously, he had lined up clearly and publicly with people like British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain who gave in to Hitler’s and Mussolini’s demands. Menzies expressed sympathy for Germany’s territorial ambitions, even saying that Germany had a “case against Czechoslovakia” and said ther...
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1. Listen to The Pig-Iron Song, a song by Clem Parkinson 2. The story behind how Robert Menzies become “Pig Iron Bob”, ABC, 2019
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1. “Pig Iron Bob” and the 1938 Port Kembla strike, Australian Trade Union Institute, 2021 2. The 1938 Dalfram Pig-iron Dispute and Wharfies Leader, Ted Roach, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, 2022 1. History 2. Nonviolent Direct Action 1. Dalfram (Ship) 2. Fascism 3. History - Australia - New South Wales 4. Industrial relations 5. Industrial relations - Australia - NSW - Port Kembla 6. Iron industry and trade 7. Movements_Campaigns - Anti War 8. Robert Menzies (1894 - 1978)...
1938 Dalfram dispute. The Dalfram dispute of 1938 (15 November 1938 to 21 January 1939) was a political industrial dispute at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia protesting the export of pig iron from Australia to Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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On November 15th 1938, 180 men on the Port Kembla Wharf south of Sydney voted against loading one ship, the Dalfram and in doing so created Australian Histor...
4 de jan. de 2018 · Watch trailer. Genres: Documentary, Drama. Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes. Availability: Worldwide. On November 15th 1938, 180 men on the Port Kembla wharves stopped loading scrap iron on one ship, the Dalfram.
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Documentary. Released. 2014. Run Time. 1 hr 20 min. Rated. PG. Languages. Audio. English. Australia. On November 15th 1938, 180 men on the Port Kembla Wharf south of Sydney voted against loading one ship, the Dalfram and in doing so created Australian…
