Shipbuilding in Australia

A brief history of the shipbuilding industry in Australia, and a record of the designing, building, launching and trials of an Australian ship. Includes the initial planning by the designer; the steel stockyard, building berth and fitting berth; and the slip-way where the ship is constructed and launched, and after which all the fittings such as radar, wireless, and rigging are installed. Also sea trials and handing over.

Credits

producer

Fred Whatham

production company

Cine-Austral Productions

Duration

00:19:02:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009757

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Ship-building - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship-building - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1963

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