Foresters Island

Portrays the development of the timber resources of Tasmania from the earliest settlement of the State through to the present day large-scale timber operations and the management of the resource by the State Forestry Commission.

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Credits

production company

Tasmanian State Film Unit

director

Rodney Musch

Duration

00:17:37:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013889

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Timber - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - Australia

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

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

History → Tasmania - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1973

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