Documentary film about the various uses of petroleum. Features the Fisherman’s Bend Commonwealth Aircraft factory; shows the manufacturing and testing of Rolls Royce jet engines as used in RAAF Vampire aircraft; the Rover gas turbine car on test tracks; launch of petrol tanker; Altona Refinery opening; Army petrol driven vehicles; speed boats on Sydney Harbour; Bathurst - Mount Panorama circuit in action.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313698
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bathurst, (N.S.W.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Motor vehicles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Petroleum as fuel
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)