More than 80% of Victoria’s electricity comes from brown coal. The film shows coal mining, briquette making, pollution control and the beautification and restoration of nature in the Latrobe Valley as well as shots of the Hazelwood, Morwell, and Yallourn power stations and plants and the plans for Loy Yang.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
008617
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Coal mines and mining
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Lignite
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Power resources - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Latrobe River Valley (Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power resources - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power-plants - Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)