Disasters: national preparedness

Shows the work of the Natural Disasters Organisation. A simulated exercise to show the co-ordination of relief lines involves a cyclone and an earthquake in separate locations in Western Australia.

Credits

director

Greg Reading

producer

Peter Johnston

production company

Natural Disasters Organisation (Australia)

Film Australia

Duration

00:15:50:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

32551

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disasters

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Disasters

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rescue work

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rescue work

History → Disasters

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1981

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