The Rush that never ended

Australia, 1981

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Adaptation of Professor Geoffrey Blainey’s classic history of Australian mining ‘The rush that never ended’, combining historical re-enactment, archival material, voice over narration and presented by Geoffrey Blainey

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Credits

director

Terence McMahon

Duration

01:06:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323605

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries - Australia - History

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Miners - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia - History

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Prospecting

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

History → History

History → Mines and mineral resources - Australia - History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Prospecting

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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