Made by Telecom and the Postmaster-Generals dept. the film shows the work of laying a 600-mile coaxial cable from Perth to Carnarvon, W.A. The pipe is a link in the national broad-band telecommunication network extending the range of subscriber trunk dialling and television relay facilities.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012688
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telephone cables
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)