A record of a visit by seven Aboriginal community leaders from the Northern Territory, to three mining centres, Mount Isa, Mary Kathleen and Bougainville Copper. This enabled them to see how a mining operation works and what kinds of jobs exist in the mines.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322240
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Australia, Northern
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Employment
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Northern Territory
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Miners - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Work - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mary Kathleen (Qld.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mount Isa (Qld.)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)