Coping: isolation and transience in a new Australian mining town

Australia, 1979

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A study of four women’s lives in the remote mining community of Leinster, Western Australia. They are all members of the Country Women’s Association, a club which provides them with companionship in a strange environment. Details the daily life and social activities of the women and their families who live closely together in this remote town. Narrated by Philip Robertson.

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Credits

producer

Malcolm Otton

production company

Film Australia

director

Phillip Robertson

Duration

01:43:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013944

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Women - Interviews

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mining districts - Western Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural women

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Outback Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Western Australia - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Western Australia - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Country life - Psychological aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mining districts - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural women

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social isolation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social isolation

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Country life - Psychological aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rural women

People → Women - Interviews

Places → Outback Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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