
The Unlucky Australians
2017-08-20 · 57 min · ★ 8.0
In 1966, Gurindji stockmen & their families walked off the largest cattle station in the NT. Frank Hardy follows the story of the strike as told by the Gurindji people.
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- John Goldschmidt
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- Australia
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- Released
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