In 1964 when Victoria decided to build the 500KV System to bring power from the LaTrobe Valley to Melbourne, this was the first such system in Australia well before the building started, testing and planning was done.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014293
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Power resources - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Latrobe River Valley (Vic.)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Electric utilities
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power resources - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power-plants - Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric power
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electricity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)