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Clip description
Wattie Doig (Chris Haywood) reads a list of miners’ demands to company manager Birch (David Kendall). Birch orders the mine shut.
Curator’s notes
Wattie emerges as a spokesperson for the miners. The spirit of the men is shown in the game of Australian Rules football they are playing. The tough and dirty work of mining, as shown in the clothes and faces of the men, is starkly contrasted with Birch’s fancy car and clean suit.
