A montage of stills, showing a now disused and decaying tin mine on Bischoff’s Mountain in Tasmania. Also shows Waratah one of Tasmania’s ghost towns. The visuals are accompanied with an overlay of industrial noises and male voices - suggestive of the previous industrial life of the town.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323343
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries - Australia - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tin mines and mining
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bischoff, Mount (Tas.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Crafts & Visual Arts → Photography, Composite
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Mines and mineral resources - Australia - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)