Sovereign Hill: goldmining township, Ballarat

A look at Sovereign Hill- a reconstructed goldmining town in Ballarat. Shows not only the buildings and the implements but also shows how the people lived.

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Credits

producer

Peter Drummond

Duration

00:05:25:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015693

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sovereign Hill (Ballarat, Vic.)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → Civilization - History

History → Clothing and dress - History

History → Gold - Australia - History

History → Historic buildings

History → History

History → Victoria - History

Places → Sovereign Hill (Ballarat, Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1979

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