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Australasian Gazette – The Strike Spreads (c.1917)

In this Australasian Gazette newsreel, waterside workers unload perishables from a ship. This footage may be from the the New South Wales General Strike of 1917.

Length: 1 minute 16 seconds

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)

Featured in the Australasian Gazette collection

Original classification rating: G

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Source:

National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA title number: 1112

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