Episode of Series “Advance Australia”.
Elementary account of Australia’s coal industry showing models of coal formations; the principal coal mining areas of Australia; views of Wollongong, Newcastle and Lithgow, centres of coal mining areas; open cut mining at Musellbrook; the uses to which coal is put and some of its principal by-products.
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ACMI Identifier
313917
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan