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Railways At Work

A government film showcasing Australian railways and its workers in the 1960s.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAlice Springs - Northern TerritoryAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCoal miningCommonwealth RailwaysFamilyForestryHealth & safetyKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaLeigh Creek Mine - South AustraliaLiving conditionsManufacturingMedicalMelbourneMetal & Iron WorkersMorwell Coal Mine - VictoriaOpen cut miningPort Augusta - South AustraliaPublic HealthQueenslandRailway constructionRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistorySheep stationsSouth AustraliaSydneyTimber IndustryTrans-Australian RailwayVictoriaWestern AustraliaWomenWorking classWorking conditionsYallourn Coal Mine - Victoria

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Snowy Waters

A government film about the early stages of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.

Film Topics:

Energy and Electricity

Film Tags:

Adaminaby - NSWAgricultureAustraliaAustralian Labor PartyBen ChifleyBerridale - NSWChifley Labor GovernmentConstructionElectricalEnergyGuthega DamImmigrantsJindabyne - NSWNew South WalesRoad worksRoadsSnowy Mountains Hydro-Electric SchemeWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Timber Getters

A government film about timber cutters on the New South Wales mid north coast in the 1950s.

Film Topics:

Forestry

Film Tags:

AustraliaBril Bril State Forest - NSWConstructionCost of livingFamilyForestryLiving conditionsMechanisationNew South WalesTimber IndustryWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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