Northern Territory Contact. No. 12

Solar village. In the little township of Nguiu, on Bathurst Island a solar power plant run by Aborigines, has been built, which supplies electricity to the settlement of 800 people.

Credits

production company

Film Australia

producer

Malcolm Otton

director

Ian Walker

Duration

00:04:52:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015397

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Northern Territory

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Aboriginal Australians - Business enterprises

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Power resources

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tiwi Islands (N.T.)

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Power resources

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Solar power plants

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Power resources

Places → Tiwi Islands (N.T.)

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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Australia, 1982

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