Pensions for Veterans

Pensions for Veterans 1953 Directed by Norma Disher , Keith Gow , ...

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.

Country Australia

Production Country Australia

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Waterside Workers Federation Film Unit , Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia

Release Date 13 September 1953

19 mins