Blood on the Coal

Blood on the Coal

#The Story of the Queensland Miners.


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1h 43m 2015 HD

A story of struggle and tragedy, the film features harrowing underground disasters, heroic rescues and traces a history of strikes, industrial turmoil and the current push by global mining giants to destroy regional communities and replace local mineworkers with a subservient itinerant workforce.


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