The Great Barriers

United Kingdom, 1979

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Episode of Series “Up a gum tree”.
Australia’s coasts are battleground’s where seaweeds, coral and mangroves fight for survival against the ravages of the ocean - a survival that is vital to the protection of the coast.

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Credits

producer

Mike Weatherley

Duration

00:30:40:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1979

Appears in

Up a gum tree

Group of items

Up a gum tree

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014469

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Coasts - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coastal ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coral reef ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mangrove

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Places → Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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