Combating the '79 locust plague

Australia, 1981

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Episode of Series “Sentinel”.
In 1979, the biggest locust plague in 25 years threatened pasture and crops valued at hundreds of millions of dollars in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Army and Air Force units helped farmers, graziers, State, Federal and rural authorities to fight the menace.

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Credits

director

Vincent Donovan

production company

Australia. Dept. of Defence. Public Relations

Duration

00:13:15:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1981

Appears in

Sentinel

Group of items

Sentinel

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012317

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insect pests - Control

Animals & Wildlife → Locusts

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Insect pests - Control

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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