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A film about the largest bauxite mining operation in the world. Also looks at the social conditions of the people who have moved to this remote North Queensland town and the impact of the new town on local Aborigines. Commentary by Richard Oxenburgh.
Credits
producer
Jane Scragg
director
Edwin Scragg
production company
Comalco
Scope Films
Language
English
Duration
00:27:47:00
Colour
Colour
ACMI Identifier
32130
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Land tenure
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Queensland
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Treatment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Aluminum mines and mining
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Land use - Remote areas
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries - Australia - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Weipa (Qld.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use - Remote areas
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Aboriginal Australians - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mining districts - Social aspects
Places → Weipa (Qld.)
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
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