The Unknown land

Scenes and songs of Australia’s northwest; the Pilbara and Kimberley areas, prospecting (old and new) and mining, pearling at Broome, the Ord River dam, and the cattle industry.

Credits

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

producer

Roland Beckett

director

Oliver Howes

Duration

00:27:38:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011370

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Broome (W.A.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kimberley (W.A)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Pilbara (W.A.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Western Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Western Australia - Description and travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Broome (W.A.)

Places → Kimberley (W.A)

Places → Pilbara (W.A.)

Places → Western Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1972

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