North west link

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.

Credits

production company

Telecom

director

Morris Murphy

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1969

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 → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → History

History → Western Australia - History

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)

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Australia, 1969

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