The Unlucky Australians

The Unlucky Australians

2017 · 57 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

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.

Directed by John Goldschmidt

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