Models give insight to work at Woomera and into the work of Australia’s part in the British Commonwealth Defence Plan; a wartime Army Tank Carrier converted into a hopper barge dredges Coralline from the bed of Moreton Bay and transports it up the Brisbane River to a cement manufacturing company; a new Cub pack forms in Canberra.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000875
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Woomera Rocket Range (S. Aust.)
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Scouts and scouting
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)