Bound for the Alice

Concerns the construction of the Tarcoola-Alice Springs railway, one of the world’s longest desert railway constructions.

Credits

production company

Slater Studios

co-producer

Bruce Moir

Nicholas Cockram

director

Brian Hannant

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014390

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alice Springs (N.T.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tarcoola (S. Aust.)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Construction

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Civil engineering

Places → Alice Springs (N.T.)

Places → Tarcoola (S. Aust.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1979

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