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A humorous dramatisation of the ballad about two diggers in search of gold. They are frustrated by bad weather, the lure of the ‘grog’, hard rock, costly water and finally…no gold! The words were written on the Victorian goldfields in the 1850s.
Credits
director
Keith Gow
producer
Peter Hamilton
Language
English
Duration
00:03:00:00
Colour
Black and White
ACMI Identifier
32227
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining
Literature → Literature
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - Australia
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
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