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
Language
English
Duration
00:19:02:00
Colour
Black and White
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
28483
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
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)