Deals with air, harbour and beach pollution in Sydney, from car exhausts, chimney discharge, rubbish dumping and the disposal of sewage into the sea. This hard hitting appraisal of the situation deplores the unfortunate attitudes of people and industry to this ever increasing problem which is affecting our way of life.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308099
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney (N.S.W.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Air - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Marine pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Sewage - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste disposal - Environmental aspects
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)