The 'Last Whistle' is a documentary of BHP's Newcastle Steelworks, including the closure and what it meant to workers and the community. as well as the future. The video includes archival footage to highlight the impact of the Steelworks on Newcastle. It also shows the 1915 opening, the impact of rail line production to BHP as well as WW1, the depression years and WW2 right through to closure. Features interviews with past employees, as well as 'future pathways' - the initiative by BHP to help find employment for workers at the time of closure. Finishes with the closure walkout on 30th September 1999.
Run time 41 min 26 sec.