Ash Wednesday

Documents the restoration of essential electricity supply to fire damaged areas of Victoria after the bushfires of Ash Wednesday, 1983. Shows the work done by the SEC crews and the conditions with which they had to cope.

Credits

production company

State Electricity Commission Film Unit

Duration

00:04:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

33116

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Electric industries

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electricity

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1983

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