Wealth in wood

The story of Gold Coast (Ghana) timber, the country’s third largest industry, employing 10,000 people and having an annual turnover of 7,000,000 pounds. A world demand for fine hardwood timber is met, while making a major contribution to the development and prosperity of the Gold Coast.

Credits

production company

Gold Coast Film Unit

Duration

00:12:52:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1954

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011757

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Africa

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Logging

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tree felling

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Logging

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree felling

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ghana - Social Conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Timber - Economic aspects

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1954

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