Broken Hill, Australia's Silver City, is up against the wall.
The mines that made millions are now losing.
The mining moguls have thrown down the gauntlet to the unions.
Accept change on company terms or be retrenched.
It's really a battle over who is running the underground side of the mines.
Is it the company or is it the unions concerned?
In a minute I've got to suffer. It doesn't matter which way I look at it.
Can Silver City survive the crisis?
Next on Close Up, Tuesday 7.30.
Now let's have a look at Saturday's forecasts.
And we find some showers in Adelaide with an expected top of 17 degrees.
Fine in Brisbane with 26.
Showers for Canberra at 17.
Darwin showers but certainly not cold with 31 degrees.
Hobart can expect rain on Saturday with a maximum of 12.
In Melbourne rain periods and a high of 18.
A shower or two for Perth and 21.
And Sydney's forecast reads a few showers with 20 degrees.
So wet for most but at least it's the weekend. Have fun.
Saturday at 9.30, Katerina returns to Greece to find her country torn by political upheaval.
Refusing to be intimidated, she helps a communist prisoner.
Confrontations are becoming violent and bloody.
A dramatic new series from Greece.
Mrs Doremi, premieres Saturday 9.30 SBS.
Good evening, I'm David Stratton.
Tonight a film from China called My Memories of Old Beijing.
As the third presentation in our Asian cinema season.
This is a nostalgic film told from the viewpoint of an old woman living far from home.
And looking back with fondness on her childhood in Beijing many years ago.
The entire film is seen through the viewpoint of little Yingzi.
Played by Shen Ji.
We see through her innocent and wondrous eyes the strange sights and sounds of the city.
The camels coming in from the west.
The ancient elaborate water pump.
The old crumbling houses.
And the people.
Her best friend.
A young woman who's supposed to be mad.
Her grieving wetness.
And a mysterious young man she meets.
Many people, many incidents.
And it all happened so long ago.
But in this 1982 movie all these past events are brought to life again.
The director Wu Yigong working out of the Shanghai film studios.
Has created one of the best of contemporary Chinese films in My Memories of Old Beijing.
It's time for a short break in My Memories of Old Beijing.
Our Chinese film this evening.
Recently I was in Hong Kong and I managed to see there quite a few new films from mainland China.
And there's no doubt that Chinese films are getting better and better.
And I can promise regular viewers that in the next year or two we'll be bringing the pick of them to you here on SBS.
Now in just a few moments we'll be back with part two of My Memories of Old Beijing.
Seven thirty Saturday Madhur Jaffrey's Indian cookery prepares Shahi Korma.
A lamb dish inspired by Persian food.
So I shall take about a quarter teaspoon of garam masala.
Sprinkle it over the top like this.
And just stir the dish.
You see what a wonderful creamy look it has.
She also makes cauliflower with potatoes.
Visits an Indian home to make chapati.
And makes puri, a deep fried bread.
Madhur Jaffrey's Indian cookery.
Seven thirty Saturday, SBS.
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Winter is coming.
To most of us winter is a change of season.
To the poor, winter means endless days and nights of bitter cold despair and freezing misery.