Using extensive archival recordings of this once model town, filmmaker Phil Burke revisits his home town of Yallourn and explores some of the issues which led to its destruction.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
319783
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Latrobe River Valley (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Yallourn (Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)