| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Inside Australia |
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Inside Australia (Television program)
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| Summary |
"In the late 1960's, Australia's billion dollar mining industry was in its infancy. Multinational corporations wanted a railway built from their remote Pilbara mines to the port towns hundreds of kilometres away on the coast. In searing temperatures and mostly unchartered country, it was to be an engineering nightmare. At the same time, hundreds of Torres Strait Islander fettlers wrapped up work on the railway from Brisbane to Cairns. Renowned as hard working and reliable men, they were keen to stay employed. Before long, around 60 workers were on a plane to Karratha in Western Australia's harsh Northwest. (From Australia, in English and Torres Strait Creole, English subtitles)"--website |
| Notes |
Off-air recording of SBS-TV broadcast September 5, 2007. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
| Credits |
Writer and director: Kelrick Martin; producer: Pauline Clague; editor: Dave Cole |
| Notes |
DVD |
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Rated: G |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
| Subject |
Railroads -- Western Australia -- Pilbara Region -- History
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Torres Strait Islanders -- Western Australia -- History
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| Author |
Martin, Kelrick
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Clague, Pauline
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Cole, Dave
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SBS-TV
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