The Coolbaroo Club (1996)
The Coolbaroo Club (1996)
Documentary about "The Coolbaroo Club",  which was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practiced unofficial apartheid. During its lifetime, the Club attracted Black musicians and celebrities from all over Australia and occasionally from overseas. Although best-remembered for the hugely popular Coolbaroo dances attended by hundreds of Aborigines and their white supporters, the "Coolbaroo League", founded by Club members, ran a newspaper and became an effective political organization, speaking out on issues of the day affecting Aboriginal people.

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Christopher Robin Bodney Christopher Robin Bodney As: Self
Eileen Clarke Eileen Clarke As: Self
Frank Bropho Frank Bropho As: Self
Gladys Bropho Gladys Bropho As: Self
Helena Murphy Helena Murphy As: Self
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Documentary about "The Coolbaroo Club",  which was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practiced unofficial apartheid. During its lifetime, the Club attracted Black musicians and celebrities from all over Australia and occasionally from overseas. Although best-remembered for the hugely popular Coolbaroo dances attended by hundreds of Aborigines and their white supporters, the "Coolbaroo League", founded by Club members, ran a newspaper and became an effective political organization, speaking out on issues of the day affecting Aboriginal people.


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Certification: G

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Genres: Documentary

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Release Date: 01 March 1996

Country: AU

Runtime: 53m

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Company: Annamax Media, Ronin Films, Coolbaroo Club Productions

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Roger Scholes

Roger Scholes

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