Pinkerton (detective agency) Anti-Pinkerton Act in 1893, federal law has stated that an "individual employed by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, or similar organization, may not be employed by the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia." In the 1870s, Franklin B. Gowen, then president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, hired the agency to "investigate" the labor unions in the company's mines. A Pinkerton agent, James McParland, using the alias "James McKenna", infiltrated the Molly Maguires, a 19th-century secret society of mainly Irish-American coal miners, leading to the downfall of the labor organization. The incident inspired Arthur
We of the Never Never (film) The film received six Australian Film Institute Award nominations for 1982. "We of the Never Never" was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in June 2004. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the theatrical trailer, soundtrack, an interview featurette and a documentary. We of the Never Never (film) We of the Never Never is a 1982 Australian drama film, directed by Igor Auzins, based on the autobiographical novel "We of the Never Never" by Jeannie Gunn. It was nominated for five AFI awards and earned one award for best cinematography. The film