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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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
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 films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Disaster relief - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rescue work
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)