Many relics and buildings of the 1893-1895 gold rush period in Western Australia are featured, together with a look at the ghost town of Coolgardie.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015677
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mining districts - Western Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Coolgardie (W.A.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kalgoorlie (W.A.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Gold - Australia - History
History → Historic buildings - Australia
History → Western Australia - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)