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  1. 55 minutes. Original release. Release. 6 November 2008. ( 2008-11-06) Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal is a 2008 Australian documentary about the 1949 Australian coal strike. It combines documentary footage with dramatised re-enactments.

  2. Nov 6, 2008 · Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal: Directed by Geoff Burton. With Tony Barry, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Stephen Leeder, Lorna Lesley. Docu-drama that reconstructs the events of the coal strike of 1949 and the Labor government response.

    • (13)
    • Drama
    • Geoff Burton
    • 2008-11-06
  3. Currently you are able to watch "Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal" streaming on Kanopy for free. Synopsis Docu-drama that reconstructs the events of the coal strike of 1949 and the Labor government response.

  4. This is a story of coal, communism, and the Australian prime minister who went to war against his own during the national miners’ strike of 1949. Using rare archival footage and re-creations based on meticulous research, the dramatised documentary takes viewers into the corridors of power to show how Labor Party leader Ben Chifley took on and ...

  5. Ben Chifley is played by Tony Barry, Edgar Ross by Rhys Muldoon and Arthur Calwell by Frankie J Holden. The film was written by Bob Ellis and Geoff Burton. The dramatisations are well constructed but anchor the film as an event that revolves around key political figures at the expense of the ordinary worker.

  6. Watch Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal (2008) free starring Tony Barry, Kieran Darcy-Smith, Stephen Leeder and directed by Geoff Burton. Docu-drama that reconstructs the events of the coal strike of 1949 and the Labor government response.

  7. 2008, 55 Minutes. This is a story of coal, communism, and the Australian prime minister who went to war against his own during the national coalminers’ strike of 1949. Using rare archival footage and re-creations based on meticulous research, the dramatised documentary takes viewers into the corridors of power to show how Labor Party leader ...