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Pensions for Veterans

Film made in support of a campaign by the Waterside Workers Federation seeking pensions for older waterside workers. It depicts the hardships veterans, particularly older workers as well as some of the health and economic issues they endure. Shows a delegation of older workers, led by the WWF's Jim Healy and Tom Nelson boarding a bus in Sydney and travelling to Canberra, where they gather outside Parliament House. Climaxes with a mass meeting of waterside workers at Leichhardt Stadium and concludes with a group of elderly wharfies walking along the Sydney docks.

Release DateSeptember 13, 1953
StatusReleased
Original TitlePensions for Veterans
Runtime 19min
Budget
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LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesAustralia
Production CompaniesWaterside Workers Federation Film UnitWaterside Workers' Federation of Australia