Watch footage of Wellington rubbish men or ‘dusties’ at work in 1971. Rubbish men had a tough job, climbing flights of stairs lugging heavy sacks. Some people looked down on them.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference:
Dustie. National Film Unit, 1971
This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence
Tāpiritia te tākupu hou