Earth, fire and water

Australia, 1981

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Documentary examination of Australian natural disasters. People are interviewed about their experiences in floods, bushfires, cyclones etc. Emergency services personnel give advice about the best way to prevent and cope with disasters

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

producer

Peter Johnson

director

Fred Richardson

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014878

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Cyclones

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Disasters

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Floods

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires - Prevention and control

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Disasters

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rescue work

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Disaster relief - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

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

History → Disasters

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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