Indicates the counter-disaster operations initiated by the civil defence organizations and the simple safety procedures which should be followed by the community in general. Uses Cyclone Tracy as an example and includes graphic scenes depicting the type of devastation that cyclones can produce.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002592
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Civil defense
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Cyclone Tracy, 1974
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Cyclones
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Weather
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Disasters
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)