As demands for electricity is doubled every ten years, the State Electricity Commission of Victoria must plan at least ten years ahead. The film shows the planning that went into the Loy Yang Power plant, when more than fifty interested bodies were consulted and a great deal of careful testing and experimentation was carried out before the final plan was put into action.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001745
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Latrobe River Valley (Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power-plants - Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → State Electricity Commission of Victoria
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric power
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electricity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)