The Rivers

Australia, 1978

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Episode of Series “Victoria the Garden State”.
Since the Industrial Revolution Western man has harnessed rivers to his needs as a producer. By an historical co-incidence the ravages of industrialisation by-pass most of the 13,750 miles of rivers in Victoria.

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Credits

producer

Nina Syme

director

Trevor Ling

production company

Victorian Film Corporation

Duration

00:18:45:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1978

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Group of items

Victoria the Garden State

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012763

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Victoria

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Victoria

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Victoria

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Victoria - History

Places → Victoria

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

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16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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