This film shows the location of the town of Whyalla, population, water supply, reason for the town’s establishment, loading ore on to trucks and ships, blast furnaes and their operation, loading of pig iron, shipbuilding and finally the education and recreational facilities of the population. Commentary by John Sherwood.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
500618
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Whyalla (S. Aust.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industry - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)