A Road is built

Australia, 1944

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A study of the use of heavy mechanical equipment during the building of a road in the timber country near Noogee in Victoria. Bulldozers, rooters, power-graders, and heavy earth-moving machines are seen at work as the road takes shape.

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Country Roads Board

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1944

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