Designed to increase public awareness of the nature of the South West Tasmanian wilderness and the threats facing it. Concentrates on the two main threats, namely the Hydro-Electric Commission’s damming and flooding of the wild rivers of the area for power development purposes and the extensive logging of the native forests by the Forestry Commission. Explores the issues at hand by interviews with leading figures on both sides of the struggle. Narrated by Ian McGarrity.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013945
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Publicity
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Logging
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Tasmania
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness areas - Tasmania
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Logging
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → National parks and reserves - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → National parks and reserves - Tasmania
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Tasmania
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness areas - Tasmania
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hydroelectric power plants
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation